Where does “guine” come from?

guine (Old French) comes from Old High German wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.

Ancestry of “guine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwīhsilasour cherry
2Proto-Germanicwīhsilōsour cherry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe

Words derived from “guine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō →Every word from Old High German wīhsila →
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