wies
[ʋis] · adj
Meaning
- white, reflecting most or all light
- white, having a low amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
- legal
Etymology / origin
From Middle High German wīz, from Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (“bright; shine”). Compare Limburgish wiet, Luxembourgish wäiss, German weiß, Dutch wit, English white.
- white(English)→
- wit(Dutch)→
- weiß(German)→
- wäiss(Luxembourgish)→
- wiet(li)→
- *ḱweytos(ine-pro)→
- *hwītaz(gem-pro)→
- *hwīt(gmw-pro)→
- wīz(goh)→
- wīz(gmh)→
- wies (Central Franconian)
- Relations: inh, inh, inh, inh, inh, cog, cog, cog, cog, cog
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