Weistum

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (neuter, strong) legal sentence, award (chiefly regarding communities in rural areas with partially oral legal traditions)
2. (neuter, strong) written records on legal issues, legal customs and legal instructions (chiefly used in plural)

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvaɪ̯stuːm/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: wīstuom

Geërf van Old High German: wīstuom

Verwante met Nederlands: wijsdom

Verwante met Engels: wisdom

In summary

From Middle High German wīstuom, from Old High German wīstuom, uuistom, equivalent to weise + -tum. Cognate with Dutch wijsdom, English wisdom.