Etymograph

English

guyed

Guyed comes from English guy ‘a wire or stay’, and goes back to Old French Gui.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400Gui1
  2. English1500–presentguy1‘a wire or stay’
  3. Englishtodayguyed1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English guyed

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400GuiWiktionary, English guyed
  2. English1500–presentguyWiktionary, English guyed‘a wire or stay’
  3. EnglishtodayguyedWiktionary, English guyed

A compound of guy ‘a wire or stay’ + -ed

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

Linked words

through Old French Gui

guy

Today it means

adj Fitted with or attached to a guy.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “guyed”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Old French Gui / guyed

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