Where does “guider” come from?

guider (Middle French) comes from Old French guier, 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.

guider (Middle French): to guide

Definitions

  1. to guide

Ancestry of “guider”, step by step

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