Where does “guisa” come from?

guisa (Portuguese) comes from French guise, from French gueuse, from German Gießen, from Middle High German gieȥen, from Old High German gioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- — to pour.

guisa (Portuguese): manner, habit; way

Definitions

  1. manner, habit; way

Ancestry of “guisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguiseway
2Frenchgueusewench
3GermanGießengerund of gießen; moulding; casting
4Middle High Germangieȥento pour
5Old High Germangioȥanto pour
6Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
7Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “guisa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →