Where does “gewis” come from?

gewis (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic gawissaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

gewis (Dutch): certain, sure; certainly, surely

Definitions

  1. certain, sure; certainly, surely

Ancestry of “gewis”, step by step

gewis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gawissaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgawissazcertain, sure; known
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Middle Dutch gewis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgewis—
2Old Dutchgewiscertain, sure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →