Where does “가이드라인” come from?
가이드라인 (Korean) 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.
가이드라인 (Korean): guideline
Definitions
- guideline
Ancestry of “가이드라인”, 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 |