English
vise
Vise comes from Middle English vis ‘screw’, from Latin vītis ‘vine’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- ‘to twine, wind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₁y-‘to twine, wind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéh₁itis‘that which twines or bends’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wītisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvītis‘vine’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400vis‘screw’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400vyz
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500vis‘screw’
- Englishearliest quotation 1904vise
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₁y-‘to twine, wind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéh₁itis‘that which twines or bends’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wītisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvītis‘vine’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400vis‘screw’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400vyz
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500vis‘screw’
- Englishearliest quotation 1904vise
Earliest quotation: 1904, The Cambrian - Volume 24: “He looked to see the secretary, vised and crackled…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- ‘to twine, wind’
with, wine, weak, wire, vinyl, iris, vine, vignette, vino, vetch, 28 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis ‘that which twines or bends’
through Proto-Italic *wītis
through Latin vītis ‘vine’
through Old French vis ‘screw’
Today it means
noun An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- / vise