Where does “guiar” come from?
guiar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese guiar, from Old French guier, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
guiar (Galician): to guide, to lead; to obey, to follow
Definitions
- to guide, to lead; to obey, to follow
Ancestry of “guiar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | guiar | — |
| 2 | Old French | guier | to guide |
| 3 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 4 | Occitan | guidar | — |
| 5 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |