Where does “misguide” come from?
misguide (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.
misguide (English): To guide poorly or incorrectly; To lead astray;...
Definitions
- To guide poorly or incorrectly; To lead astray;...
Ancestry of “misguide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Guide | — |
| 2 | Middle English | guide | — |
| 3 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 4 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 5 | Occitan | guidar | — |
| 6 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “misguide”