weiß
wissen
- (intransitive, preterite-present, transitive) to know; to be aware of (a fact)
- (intransitive, preterite-present, transitive) to know; to be aware of (a fact)
- (preterite-present) to remember (with noch)
Opposite of
schwarz
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vaɪ̯s/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German wīȥ, from Old High German wīȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (“bright; shine”).
Related words
farbneutral
lichtvoll
unausgefüllt
unbedruckt
weiß machen
Ich weiß
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