Where does “medwis” come from?

medwis (Old English) comes from Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

medwis (Old English): not wise, foolish, stupid

Definitions

  1. not wise, foolish, stupid

Ancestry of “medwis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwīswise
2Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →