Where does “vagtsom” come from?

vagtsom (Danish) comes from Danish vagt, from Middle Low German wacht, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vagtsom (Danish): watchful, vigilant

Definitions

  1. watchful, vigilant

Ancestry of “vagtsom”, step by step

vagtsom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vagt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvagtguard, watch; duty; guard
2Middle Low Germanwachtwatch
3Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Danish søm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsømseam; nail
2Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
3Old Norsesýjato sew
4Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

Words derived from “vagtsom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →