Where does “gewiss” come from?

gewiss (German) comes from Middle High German gewis, from Old High German giwis, from Proto-West Germanic gawiss, from Proto-Germanic gawissaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

gewiss (German): certain; certainly, indeed

Definitions

  1. certain; certainly, indeed

Ancestry of “gewiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangewis—
2Old High Germangiwiscertain
3Proto-West Germanicgawisscertain, sure
4Proto-Germanicgawissazcertain, sure; known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “gewiss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gawissaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gawiss →