Etymology of the English word somewise
the English word
somewisederived from the English word
somederived from the English word
summederived from the Old French word
summederived from the Latin word
summa (sum; summary; chief point)
derived from the Late Latin word
summus (highest, the top of; greatest)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sumasusing the English suffix
-wisederived from the English word
wisederived from the English word
wisederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*witDate
The earliest known usage of somewise in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
