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Help[Facts] Re: Uh, Guys...?
in reply to a message by Sabertooth
There are several reasons:
* Germanic WIDO is a frequent name element (both in productivity and in usage) including Witegis, King of the Ostrogoths. In contrast, WIT is a rare name element occurring mainly in the name Alois.
* As you see, the word guide has preserved a final "d" sound but Guy hasn't; suggesting the alternate etymology
* Finally, you see people occuring as Guy in Old French sources and Wito in old German sources and Vitus in latinized spelling. This argument is the most compelling.
* Germanic WIDO is a frequent name element (both in productivity and in usage) including Witegis, King of the Ostrogoths. In contrast, WIT is a rare name element occurring mainly in the name Alois.
* As you see, the word guide has preserved a final "d" sound but Guy hasn't; suggesting the alternate etymology
* Finally, you see people occuring as Guy in Old French sources and Wito in old German sources and Vitus in latinized spelling. This argument is the most compelling.
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