Where does “thuswise” come from?

thuswise (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.

thuswise (English): In this way

Definitions

  1. In this way

Ancestry of “thuswise”, step by step

thuswise 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 thus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthusIn this way or manner; As a result; Alternative...
2Middle EnglishþusSo, thus in this way; in the described way
3Old Englishþusthus, in this way
4Proto-West Germanicþusthus, in this way
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →