Where does “vaht” come from?

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

vaht (Estonian): foam; guard

Definitions

  1. foam; guard

Ancestry of “vaht”, step by step

vaht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German wacht

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

via Proto-Germanic þwahtuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
2Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “vaht”

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