Where does “gid” come from?

gid (Mauritian Creole) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

gid (Mauritian Creole): guide

Definitions

  1. guide

Ancestry of “gid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguidépast participle of guider
2Old Frenchguidea guide
3Occitanguida—
4Occitanguidarto guide, to lead
5Frankishwītanto show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame
6Proto-Germanic*witaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →