Where does “vulturewise” come from?

vulturewise (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.

vulturewise (English): In the manner of a vulture

Definitions

  1. In the manner of a vulture

Ancestry of “vulturewise”, step by step

vulturewise 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 vulture

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvultureAny of several carrion-eating birds of the...
2Anglo-NormanvulturAlternative form of voutoir
3Old Frenchvoutoirvulture
4LatinVulturvulture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →