Where does “guidon” come from?
guidon (English) comes from French guidon, from French guider, from Italian guidare, from English Guide, from Middle English guide, from Old French guide, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar — to see.
guidon (English): A small pennant or banner carried by infantry...
Definitions
- A small pennant or banner carried by infantry...
Ancestry of “guidon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | guidon | handlebar; guidon |
| 2 | French | guider | to guide |
| 3 | Italian | guidare | to guide, lead, show, escort; to manage, run; to... |
| 4 | English | Guide | OS grid ref SD7025 |
| 5 | Middle English | guide | — |
| 6 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 7 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 8 | Occitan | guidar | to guide, to lead |
| 9 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |