Etymology

coastwise

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Today it means: Along the coast. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English coast
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The story

  1. Latincosta
  2. Old Frenchcoste
  3. Middle Englishcoste
  4. Englishcoast
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  8. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  9. English todaycoastwise

From coast + -wise.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.