wisse

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weyd-“see, know”
2. Old English · inherited fromwisian“to direct, instruct, guide, direct, rule; show, point out; declare, make known”
3. Middle English · inherited fromwissen“to instruct, enlighten, advise, admonish; guide, direct, control, manage, rule”
4. English todaywisse

From Middle English wissen (“to instruct, enlighten, advise, admonish; guide, direct, control, manage, rule”), from Old English wisian (“to direct, instruct, guide, direct, rule; show, point out; declare, make known”). Related to wise and more remotely to wit. See Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).

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