Where does “wachttoren” come from?
wachttoren (Dutch) comes from Dutch toren, from Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.
wachttoren (Dutch): A watchtower, tower from where guards etc. can...
Definitions
- A watchtower, tower from where guards etc. can...
Ancestry of “wachttoren”, step by step
wachttoren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch toren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | toren | tower; rook; The fin or sail of a submarine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | torre | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | turn | — |
| 4 | Old French | Tur | — |
| 5 | Latin | Turris | A river of Venetia, now called Torre |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρρις | tower, walled city |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύρσις | tower, bastion |
via Dutch wacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wacht | A guard-post; The function, duty of standing... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wachte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wahta | watch, sentry, guard |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wahtu | watch, vigil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wahtwō | watch, vigil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wakaną | to wake, be awake, arise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |