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Where does “nonguideline” come from?

nonguideline (English) comes from English guideline, 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.

nonguideline (English): Not having or pertaining to guidelines

Definitions

  1. Not having or pertaining to guidelines

Ancestry of “nonguideline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguidelineA non-specific rule or principle that provides...
2EnglishGuide—
3Middle Englishguide—
4Old Frenchguidea guide
5Occitanguida—
6Occitanguidar—
7Frankishwītanto show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame
8Proto-Germanic*witaną—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →