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

  1. To guide poorly or incorrectly; To lead astray;...

Ancestry of “misguide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGuideOS grid ref SD7025
2Middle Englishguide—
3Old Frenchguidea guide
4Occitanguida—
5Occitanguidarto guide, to lead
6Frankishwītanto show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame
7Proto-Germanic*witaną—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “misguide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →