Where does “guybrows” come from?
guybrows (English) comes from English Guy, from Old French Gui, from Old High German Wido, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.
guybrows (English): Prominent eyebrows on a man
Definitions
- Prominent eyebrows on a man
Ancestry of “guybrows”, step by step
guybrows traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Guy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Guy | An effigy of Guy Fawkes burned on Bonfire Night |
| 2 | Old French | Gui | — |
| 3 | Old High German | Wido | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |
via English eyebrows
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eyebrows | plural of eyebrow; Third-person singular simple... |