Where does “giid” come from?
giid (Ludian) comes from Russian гид, from French guidé, from Old French guide, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde — to see.
giid (Ludian): guide (someone who guides)
Definitions
- guide (someone who guides)
Ancestry of “giid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гид | guide |
| 2 | French | guidé | past participle of guider |
| 3 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 4 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 5 | Occitan | guidar | to guide, to lead |
| 6 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |