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Where does “guidid” come from?

guidid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gʷedyeti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰédʰyeti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

guidid (Old Irish): to pray

Definitions

  1. to pray

Ancestry of “guidid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgʷedyetito pray
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰédʰyetito keep requesting, to keep asking for
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “guidid”

  • guigh
  • doguid
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