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Where does “guise” come from?

guise (Old French) comes from Frankish wisa, from Proto-Germanic wīsǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

guise (Old French): way; manner

Definitions

  1. way; manner

Ancestry of “guise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwisamanner, way, fashion
2Proto-Germanicwīsǭmanner, way
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “guise”

  • disguise
  • guise
  • disguising
  • geezer
  • disguisement
  • undisguisable
  • disguiser
  • disguisable
  • guiser
  • disguiseth
  • undisguise
  • geezerdom
  • disguiseless
  • aguise
  • disguisest
  • geezerish
  • geezerlike
  • geezery
  • redisguise
  • geezerly
  • guise
  • déguisement
  • déguiser
  • guisado
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