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Where does “wītan” come from?

wītan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wītan (Frankish): to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame

Definitions

  1. to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame

Ancestry of “wītan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*witaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wītan”

  • guide
  • guidance
  • guiding
  • guideline
  • waveguide
  • guidewire
  • guidepost
  • misguide
  • misguidance
  • guideway
  • guideth
  • guideless
  • guidest
  • guidage
  • guideword
  • guideboard
  • guidable
  • microguidewire
  • guidee
  • guideship
  • photoguide
  • autoguiding
  • guiderail
  • guidingly
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