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Where does “Gui” come from?

Gui (Old French) comes from Old High German Wido, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Ancestry of “Gui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanWido—
2Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Gui”

  • Guy
  • Guy
  • Guy
  • Guy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →