Where does “watchful” come from?
Watchful comes from Middle English waccheful, meaning alert or vigilant, derived from the verb wacchen with the suffix -ful.
watchful (English): observant, vigilant and aware
Definitions
- observant, vigilant and aware
Ancestry of “watchful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | waccheful | — |
Words derived from “watchful”