Where does “zigzagwise” come from?

zigzagwise (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.

zigzagwise (English): With a zigzagging shape or motion

Definitions

  1. With a zigzagging shape or motion

Ancestry of “zigzagwise”, step by step

zigzagwise 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 Zigzag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZigzagA line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions
2Frenchzigzagzigzag
3GermanZickzackzigzag
4Italianzigzagareintransitive; to zigzag; to walk in a zigzag...
5Russianзигза́гzigzag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →