iwis

Meaning

Certainly, surely, indeed.

Synonyms

assuredly

certainly

indeed

truly

unambiguously

undoubtedly

wis

Translations

بدون شك

بدون نقاش

certament

de segur

efectivament

segurament

per descomptat

allerdings

doch

ganz bestimmt

ja

natürlich

schon

sicherlich

بالتأكيد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈwɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: iwis, iwys, ywis

Inherited from Old English: ġewiss

Cognate with Dutch: gewis

Cognate with German: gewiss

Cognate with Danish: 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.