Etymograph

English

suchwise

Suchwise comes from Middle English suchewyse.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500suchewyse
  2. Englishtodaysuchwise

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500suchewyse
  2. Englishtodaysuchwise

Formed from such + -wise

Proto-Germanic *swa ‘so’

Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz ‘so formed’

Proto-West Germanic *swalīk

Old English swelċ ‘such’

Middle English such

English such

Today it means

adv In such a way; in that manner.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English suchewyse / suchwise