Etymology

streamwise

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Today it means: In the direction of a stream Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English stream
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*srow-mo-s
  4. Proto-Germanic*straumaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*straum
  6. Old Englishstrēam
  7. Middle Englishstrem
  8. Englishstream
  9. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  11. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  12. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  13. English todaystreamwise

From stream + -wise.

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