gewis

Meaning

Adj

certain, sure

Adv

certainly, surely

Concepts

sure

certain

benign

dependable

faithful

harmless

reliable

responsible

safe

secure

trustworthy

certainly

Hyphenated as

ge‧wis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈʋɪs/

Etymology

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”).