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Where does “guidest” come from?

guidest (English) comes from English Guide, from Middle English guide, from Old French guide, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde — to see.

guidest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “guidest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGuide—
2Middle Englishguide—
3Old Frenchguidea guide
4Occitanguida—
5Occitanguidar—
6Frankishwītanto show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame
7Proto-Germanic*witaną—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →