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
- Not having or pertaining to guidelines
Ancestry of “nonguideline”, step by step
nonguideline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guideline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guideline | A non-specific rule or principle that provides... |
| 2 | English | Guide | OS grid ref SD7025 |
| 3 | Middle English | guide | — |
| 4 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 5 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 6 | Occitan | guidar | to guide, to lead |
| 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 |