Where does “gæi” come from?

gæi (Icelandic) comes from English Guy, from Old French Gui, from Old High German Wido, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

gæi (Icelandic): a cool, tough guy

Definitions

  1. a cool, tough guy

Ancestry of “gæi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGuyAn effigy of Guy Fawkes burned on Bonfire Night
2Old FrenchGui—
3Old High GermanWido—
4Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old High German Wido →