English

guy friend

Compound of guy + friend.

A compound of guy + friend

Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰ-u-s

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Proto-West Germanic *widu ‘wood’

Proto-West Germanic *Widō

Old French Gui

English Guy

English guy

Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘to please’

Proto-Germanic *frijōndz ‘friend’

Proto-West Germanic *friund

Old English frēond

Middle English freend

Today it means

noun A male friend.

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

Etymograph / guy friend