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Where does “wist” come from?
wist (Polish) comes from English whist, from Middle English whist — silent.
wist
(Polish): whist
Definitions
whist
Ancestry of “wist”, step by step
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Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
whist
Any of several four-player card games, similar to...
2
Middle English
whist
silent
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