Where does “-wise” come from?

-wise (Old English) comes from Old English wīse, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

-wise (Old English): state of, manner of, condition; direction; the...

Definitions

  1. state of, manner of, condition; direction; the...

Ancestry of “-wise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwīsemanner, way, fashion; wise, manner, direction;...
2Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “-wise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old English wīse →