Where does “gewes” come from?

gewes (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gewis — certain, sure.

gewes (Middle Dutch): certain, sure

Definitions

  1. certain, sure

Ancestry of “gewes”, step by step

gewes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch gewis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgewiscertain, sure

via Old Dutch gewisso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgewissocertainly, surely
Every word from Old Dutch gewis