Where does “guéder” come from?

guéder (French) comes from French guèder, from French guède, from Middle French guede, from Old French guesde, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz — woad.

guéder (French): to dye with the tint from the woad plant, to...

Definitions

  1. to dye with the tint from the woad plant, to...

Ancestry of “guéder”, step by step

guéder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French guèder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchguèderObsolete form of guéder; to dye, woad
2Frenchguèdewoad; of a colour resembling the bluish tint...
3Middle Frenchguedewoad
4Old Frenchguesde—
5Proto-Germanic*waizdazwoad

via Frankish waidōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwaidōnto graze
Every word from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz →Every word from Old French guesde →Every word from Middle French guede →