gewis

Meaning

Adj

certain, sure

Adv

certainly, surely

Concepts

sure

certain

dependable

faithful

harmless

reliable

responsible

safe

secure

benign

trustworthy

certainly

Synonyms

zeker

vast

stellig

vaststaand

wis

verzekerd

bepaald

dicht

gesloten

vertrouwd

ongevaarlijk

beslist

betrouwbaar

bona fide

geborgen

goedaardig

behouden

safe

veilig

Hyphenated as

ge‧wis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈʋɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: gewis

Inherited from Old Dutch: *gewis

Cognate with English: wis

Cognate with German: gewiss

Cognate with Danish: vis

In summary

From Middle Dutch gewis, gewes (“certain, sure”), from Old Dutch *gewis (“certain, sure”) and gewisso (“certainly, surely”), both from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).
Cognate with English wis (“certain, sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”).