An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Weistum

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Weistum.

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2558776An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — WeistumJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Weistum, neuter, ‘legal precedent, record,’ from late Middle High German (rare) wîstuonm, masculine and neuter, ‘sentence, instruction (to the jury),’ literally ‘wisdom’; allied to weise (compare English wisdom).