Where does “guildie” come from?

guildie (English) comes from English guild, from Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi — payment, guild.

guildie (English): guildmate

Definitions

  1. guildmate

Ancestry of “guildie”, step by step

guildie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English guild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguildA group or association mainly of tradespeople...
2Middle Englishgilde—
3Old Norsegildipayment, guild

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e
Every word from Old Norse gildi →Every word from Middle English gilde →Every word from English guild →