wees

Meaning

wezen

wijzen

zijn

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʋeːs/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch wêse, from Old Dutch wēso, from Proto-West Germanic *waiso, of uncertain origin, with no solid cognates outside of Germanic; possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Cognate with German Waise, Middle Low German wêse, probably Old English *wāsa (in wuduwāsa).

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