English

guidestone

From guide + stone.

A compound of guide + stone

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 *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Today it means

noun A traditional stone marker providing directions for travellers.

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

Etymograph / guidestone