Where does “wist” come from?

wist (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wistiz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

wist (Old English): being, existence; well-being; provisions, food

Definitions

  1. being, existence; well-being; provisions, food

Ancestry of “wist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwistizessence, being; nature, reality; substance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wistiz →