English

guideword

From guide + word.

A compound of guide + word

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 *werh₁- ‘to say’

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Proto-Germanic *wurdą

Proto-West Germanic *word

Old English word

Middle English word ‘a word’

English word

Today it means

noun A word or phrase that serves as one's guide.

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

Etymograph / guideword