Where does “unguidably” come from?
unguidably (English) comes from English unguidable, from English guidable, from English Guide, from Middle English guide, from Old French guide, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan — to see.
unguidably (English): Such that it cannot be guided
Definitions
- Such that it cannot be guided
Ancestry of “unguidably”, step by step
unguidably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unguidable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unguidable | That cannot be guided |
| 2 | English | guidable | Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or... |
| 3 | English | Guide | OS grid ref SD7025 |
| 4 | Middle English | guide | — |
| 5 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 6 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 7 | Occitan | guidar | to guide, to lead |
| 8 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |