wisehood
English
noun
Definitions
- (rare) The state, quality, or condition of being wise; wisdom.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *wishode suffix from English wise (way, manner, knowledgeable).
Origin
English
wise
Gloss
way, manner, knowledgeable
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwise English
- airwise English
- cop-wise English
- copwise English
- firewise English
- nowise English
- overwise English
- penny-wise English
- pennywise English
- righteous English
- unwise English
- way-wise English
- wisdom English
- wise English
- wise-hearted English
- wiseass English
- wisecrack English
- wisehead English
- wiselike English
- wiseling English
- wisely English
- wisen English
- wiseness English
- wizard English
- workwise English
- worldlywise English
- worldwise English
- Binsenweisheit German
- Volksweisheit German
- Weisheit German
- boekenwijsheid Dutch, Flemish
- tegeltjeswijsheid Dutch, Flemish
- wijs Dutch, Flemish
- wijsheid Dutch, Flemish
- wijsheidstand Dutch, Flemish
- *wishode Middle English
- wis Middle English
- wijsheit Middle Dutch
- wysheid Afrikaans