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Where does “guisse” come from?

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

Ancestry of “guisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwīsa—
2Proto-Germanicwīsǭmanner, way
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “guisse”

  • guise
  • geezer
  • guiser
  • geezerdom
  • aguise
  • geezerish
  • geezerlike
  • geezery
  • geezerly
  • guise
  • guisado
  • desaguisar
  • aguisar
  • guisa
  • guisar
  • desaguisado
  • guise
  • gise
  • gyse
  • guise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →