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Where does “guid” come from?

guid (Scots) comes from Middle English gude, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

guid (Scots): good; of good social standing, respectable; good,...

Definitions

  1. good; of good social standing, respectable; good,...

Ancestry of “guid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgude—
2Old Englishgōda good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,...
3Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
4Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “guid”

  • guid-brither
  • guidwife
  • gudesire
  • guid-faither
  • guiddame
  • guid-
  • guidman
  • guidness
  • guidless
  • guid-mither
  • guid-son
  • guid-sister
  • guidsire
  • guid-dochter
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