wis
English
/waɪs/
adv
Definitions
- (rare) Certainly, surely
- (rare) Really, truly
- (rare) Indeed
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wis (certain, sure) inherited from Old English ġewiss (certain, sure, certainly, indeed) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (certain, known, sure).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gawissaz
Gloss
certain, known, sure
Concept
Semantic Field
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wise English
- wisly English
- gewis Dutch, Flemish
- vergewissen Dutch, Flemish
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *gawissaz Proto-Germanic
- gewiss Old English
- ungewiss Old English
- wīs Old English
- ġewiss Old English
- iwis Middle English
- iwys, iwis, ywis Middle English
- wis Middle English
- wisly Middle English
- viss Old Norse
- viss Icelandic
- gewis Middle Dutch
- giwis Old High German
- giwissi Old High German
- *gawiss gmw-pro
- *gewis Old Dutch