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

  1. to guide, to lead; to obey, to follow

Ancestry of “guiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseguiar—
2Old Frenchguierto guide
3Occitanguida—
4Occitanguidarto guide, to lead
5Frankishwītanto show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame
6Proto-Germanic*witaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →