Where does “cwiss” come from?
cwiss (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kwissiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.
cwiss (Old English): a derivative of {{m|ang|cweþan||to say}}; saying
Definitions
- a derivative of {{m|ang|cweþan||to say}}; saying
Ancestry of “cwiss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kwissiz | speech, saying |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷét- | — |
Words derived from “cwiss”