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Where does “guidie” come from?

guidie (Middle English) comes from Old English gidiġ, from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz — ghostly, spirited.

Ancestry of “guidie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgidiġ—
2Proto-Germanicgudīgazghostly, spirited

Words derived from “guidie”

  • giddy
  • giddiness
  • giddily
Every word from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz →