Where does “stealthwise” come from?

stealthwise (English) comes from English wise, from Middle English wys, from Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

stealthwise (English): stealthily

Definitions

  1. stealthily

Ancestry of “stealthwise”, step by step

stealthwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English stealth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstealthThe attribute or characteristic of acting in...
2Middle Englishstelthe—
3Old Englishstǣlþ—
4Proto-Germanicstēliþō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →