Where does “guid” come from?
guid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål guide, from English Guide, from Middle English guide, from Old French guide, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
guid (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of guide
Definitions
- imperative of guide
Ancestry of “guid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | guide | a guide; to guide |
| 2 | English | Guide | OS grid ref SD7025 |
| 3 | Middle English | guide | — |
| 4 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 5 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 6 | Occitan | guidar | to guide, to lead |
| 7 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |