Where does “guyed” come from?

guyed (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.

guyed (English): Fitted with or attached to a guy; Fitted to serve...

Definitions

  1. Fitted with or attached to a guy; Fitted to serve...

Ancestry of “guyed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGuyAn effigy of Guy Fawkes burned on Bonfire Night
2Old FrenchGui
3Old High GermanWido
4Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “guyed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu-
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