Guy

English

/ɡaɪ/

proper noun

Etymology

Derived from Old French Gui derived from Proto-Germanic *Wido, *widuz (wood).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*widuz

Gloss

wood

Concept

Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

guido English
Guido Italian
*widʰu- Proto-Indo-European
*Wido Proto-Germanic
*widuz Proto-Germanic
viðr Old Norse
Kvido Czech
Gui Old French
Wido Old High German
Guy Norman
Guy Middle French
*widu gmw-pro
*widu Old Dutch

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