Where does “gvati” come from?

gvati (Esperanto) comes from French guetter, from Old French gaitier, from Frankish wahtōn, from Frankish wahta, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

gvati (Esperanto): to spy on

Definitions

  1. to spy on

Ancestry of “gvati”, step by step

gvati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French guetter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguetterto watch (intently), to watch for, to lie in wait
2Old Frenchgaitierto watch; to survey
3Frankishwahtōnto survey; watch
4Frankishwahta—
5Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
6Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Italian guatare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianguatareTo look askance at; to stare at; to consider,...
2Lombardicwahtan—

Words derived from “gvati”

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