Where does “guiar” come from?

guiar (Old Portuguese) comes from Old French guier, 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.

Ancestry of “guiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguierto guide
2Occitanguida—
3Occitanguidarto guide, to lead
4Frankishwītanto show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame
5Proto-Germanic*witaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “guiar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →