Where does “guide” come from?
guide (Old French) comes 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.
guide (Old French): a guide
Definitions
- a guide
Ancestry of “guide”, step by step
guide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Occitan guida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 2 | Occitan | guidar | to guide, to lead |
| 3 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Old Occitan guida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | guida | — |