Where does “kolmosvahti” come from?

kolmosvahti (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.

kolmosvahti (Finnish): third baseman

Definitions

  1. third baseman

Ancestry of “kolmosvahti”, step by step

kolmosvahti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahtiguard; watch; Third-person singular indicative...
2Middle Low Germanwachtwatch
3Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Finnish kolmonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmonenthree; third gear; trey
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →