Where does “veilwise” come from?

veilwise (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.

veilwise (English): In the manner of a veil

Definitions

  1. In the manner of a veil

Ancestry of “veilwise”, step by step

veilwise 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 veil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishveilSomething hung up or spread out to hide or...
2Middle Englishveil—
3Latinvelumthe sail of a ship; a cloth, curtain, veil,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →