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{{11}}guide (n.) mid-14c., "one who shows the way," from O.Fr. guide, 14c. (alteration of earlier guie), verbal noun from guider (see GUIDE (Cf. guide) (v.)). In book titles from 1610s; meaning "book of information on local sites" is from 1759. In 18c. France, a "for Dummies" or "Idiot's Guide to" book would have been a guid' áne, lit. "guide-ass."
{{12}}guide (v.) late 14c., "to lead, direct, conduct," from O.Fr. guider "to guide, lead, conduct" (14c.), earlier guier, from Frankish *witan "show the way" or a similar Germanic source, from P.Gmc. *wit- "to know" (Cf. Ger. weisen "to show, point out," O.E. witan "to see"), from PIE *weid- "to see" (see VISION (Cf. vision)). The form of the French word influenced by O.Prov. guidar (n.) "guide, leader," or It. guidare, both from the same source. Related: Guided; guiding.

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