Where does “guía” come from?

guía (Spanish) comes from Spanish guiar, from Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

guía (Spanish): guide; guidebook; directory

Definitions

  1. guide; guidebook; directory

Ancestry of “guía”, step by step

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

Words derived from “guía”

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