Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
På så vis!'Guise' is of Germanic origin, but entered English via Old French. The suffix '-wise' is basically the same word which did not do the detour through French. The original meaning of the word is 'manner', 'fashion'.
'Vis' in Swedish ?
(Or in English: Aha, thus/such is the case).
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