Where does “storkwise” come from?

storkwise (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.

storkwise (English): In the manner of a stork

Definitions

  1. In the manner of a stork

Ancestry of “storkwise”, step by step

storkwise 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 stork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstorkA large wading bird with long legs and a long...
2Middle Englishstorkstork
3Old Englishstorcstork
4Proto-Germanicsturkazstork
5Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥ǵosstork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →