Where does “gwësnota” come from?

gwësnota (Kashubian) comes from Kashubian gwës, from German gewiss, 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.

gwësnota (Kashubian): certainty

Definitions

  1. certainty

Ancestry of “gwësnota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashubiangwëscertainly, indeed
2Germangewisscertain; certainly, indeed
3Middle High Germangewis—
4Old High Germangiwiscertain
5Proto-West Germanicgawisscertain, sure
6Proto-Germanicgawissazcertain, sure; known
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gawissaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gawiss →