Where does “misguider” come from?
misguider (English) comes from English misguide, from English Guide, from Middle English guide, from Old French guide, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
misguider (English): One who misguides
Ancestry of “misguider”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | misguide | To guide poorly or incorrectly; To lead astray;... |
| 2 | English | Guide | — |
| 3 | Middle English | guide | — |
| 4 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 5 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 6 | Occitan | guidar | — |
| 7 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |