Where does “aamuvahti” come from?
aamuvahti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahti, from Middle Low German wacht, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
aamuvahti (Finnish): morning watch
Ancestry of “aamuvahti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vahti | guard; watch; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wacht | watch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wahtwō | watch, vigil |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wakaną | to wake, be awake, arise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |