Where does “unguidable” come from?
unguidable (English) comes from English guidable, 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.
unguidable (English): That cannot be guided
Definitions
- That cannot be guided
Ancestry of “unguidable”, step by step
unguidable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guidable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guidable | Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or... |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |