-wis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wis"

Old English

Alternative forms

-wīsan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-wīs, from Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz, related to Old English wīse (“wise, manner, direction”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌwiːs/

Suffix

-wīs

(adjectival suffix) denoting a specified way, manner, condition, habit or direction
rihtwīs ― right-wise, righteous, just

nīedwīs ― necessary, needful

medwīs ― dull, stupid, foolish

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -wis

Related terms

-wīse

Descendants

Middle English: -wis
- English: -wise, -eous
- Scots: -wis, -wise, -wyse, -wayis

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