English

guidepost

From guide + post.

A compound of guide + post

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

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Old Occitan guidar

Old Occitan guida

Old French guide ‘a guide’

Middle English guide

English guide

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

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Proto-Italic *postis

Latin postis ‘door’

Old French post

Middle English post

English post

Today it means

noun A signpost.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / guidepost