Etymology

endwise

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Today it means: Upright, or standing on end. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂entíos
  3. Proto-Germanic*andijaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*andī
  5. Old Englishende
  6. Middle Englishende
  7. Englishend
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  11. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  12. English todayendwise

From end + -wise.

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