Etymology

chairwise

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Today it means: In the manner or orientation of a chair. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English chair
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  11. Latincathedra
  12. Old Frenchchaiere
  13. Middle Englishchayere
  14. Englishchair
  15. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  17. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  18. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  19. English todaychairwise

From chair + -wise.

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