Where does “iwys” come from?

iwys (Middle English) comes from Old English ġewiss, from Proto-West Germanic gawiss, from Proto-Germanic gawissaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

iwys (Middle English): certain, sure

Definitions

  1. certain, sure

Ancestry of “iwys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġewisscertain, sure; certainly, indeed
2Proto-West Germanicgawisscertain, sure
3Proto-Germanicgawissazcertain, sure; known
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gawissaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gawiss →