Etymology

dollarwise

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Today it means: In terms of dollars (as opposed to percentage, or to another currency); moneywise; monetarily; financially. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English dollar
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  1. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  3. Old High Germantal
  4. Middle High Germantal
  5. GermanTal
  6. GermanTaler
  7. Middle Low Germandāler
  8. Dutchdaler
  9. Englishdollar
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  12. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  13. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  14. English todaydollarwise

From dollar + -wise.

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