iwis

Betekenis (Engels)

Certainly, surely, indeed.

Sinonieme

assuredly

certainly

indeed

truly

unambiguously

undoubtedly

wis

Vertalings

بدون شك

بدون نقاش

certament

de segur

efectivament

segurament

per descomptat

allerdings

doch

ganz bestimmt

ja

natürlich

schon

sicherlich

بالتأكيد

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪˈwɪs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: iwis, iwys, ywis

Geërf van Old English: ġewiss

Verwante met Nederlands: gewis

Verwante met Duits: gewiss

Verwante met Deens: vis

In summary

From Middle English iwis, iwys, ywis (“certain, sure”), from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawiss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).
Cognate with Dutch gewis (“sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”). More at wit, wis.