Where does “wiste” come from?

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

wiste (Old English): first/third-person singular preterite of witan;...

Definitions

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of witan;...

Ancestry of “wiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwistbeing, existence; well-being; provisions, food
2Proto-Germanicwistizessence, being; nature, reality; substance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wistiz →Every word from Old English wist →
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