Where does “wist” come from?

wist (Polish) comes from English whist, from Middle English whist — silent.

wist (Polish): whist

Definitions

  1. whist

Ancestry of “wist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhistAny of several four-player card games, similar to...
2Middle Englishwhistsilent
Every word from Middle English whistEvery word from English whist