English
guyed
Guyed comes from English guy ‘a wire or stay’, and goes back to Old French Gui.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Gui
- English1500–presentguy‘a wire or stay’
- Englishtodayguyed
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Gui
- English1500–presentguy‘a wire or stay’
- Englishtodayguyed
A compound of guy ‘a wire or stay’ + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰ-u-s
…
Proto-West Germanic *widu ‘wood’
Proto-West Germanic *Widō
Old French Gui
English Guy
English guy
Linked words
through Old French Gui
Today it means
adj Fitted with or attached to a guy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French Gui / guyed