Where does “guiden” come from?

guiden (Middle English) comes from Old French guider, from Old Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “guiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguider—
2Old Occitanguidar—
3Frankishwītanto show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “guiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →