Where does “гид” come from?
гид (Russian) comes from French guidé, from Old French guide, 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.
гид (Russian): guide
Ancestry of “гид”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | guidé | past participle of guider |
| 2 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 3 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 4 | Occitan | guidar | — |
| 5 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |