Where does “guindo” come from?
guindo (Ido) comes from French guigne, from Old French guine, from Old High German wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.
guindo (Ido): gean, sweet cherry, wild cherry
Definitions
- gean, sweet cherry, wild cherry
Ancestry of “guindo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | guigne | wild cherry, gean; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Old French | guine | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wīhsila | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīhsilō | sour cherry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱs- | mistletoe |