Where does “quide” come from?

quide (Middle English) comes from Old English cwidu, from Old English cudu, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

quide (Middle English): Alternative form of code

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of code

Ancestry of “quide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwidu—
2Old Englishcudu—
3Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
4Proto-Germanickweduzresin
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
6Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “quide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →
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