Where does “widthwise” come from?
widthwise (English) comes from English width, from English wide, from Old English wīd, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
widthwise (English): directed across the width of an object or place;...
Definitions
- directed across the width of an object or place;...
Ancestry of “widthwise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | width | The state of being wide; The measurement of the... |
| 2 | English | wide | Having a large physical extent from side to side;... |
| 3 | Old English | wīd | wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |