The story
- Middle English · derived fromin lik wise“<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">in like wise</i>”
- Middle English · inherited fromlykewise
- English todaylikewise
From Middle English lykewise, lykewyse, lyke wyse, lijk wise, a shortened form of Middle English in lik wise (“in like wise”); equivalent to like + -wise. Compare with otherwise.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.