Where does “ガイドライン” come from?
ガイドライン (Japanese) comes from English guideline, from English Guide, from Middle English guide, from Old French guide, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
ガイドライン (Japanese): guideline
Definitions
- guideline
Ancestry of “ガイドライン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guideline | A non-specific rule or principle that provides... |
| 2 | English | Guide | OS grid ref SD7025 |
| 3 | Middle English | guide | — |
| 4 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 5 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 6 | Occitan | guidar | to guide, to lead |
| 7 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |