English
elsewise
From else + -wise.
A compound of else + -wise
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘other’
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Proto-Germanic *aljas ‘of another’
Proto-West Germanic *alljas ‘else’
Old English elles ‘other’
Middle English ells
English else
Today it means
adv Synonym of otherwise.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elsewise