Where does “liesivahti” come from?

liesivahti (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.

liesivahti (Finnish): automatic stove shut-off device, stove guard

Definitions

  1. automatic stove shut-off device, stove guard

Ancestry of “liesivahti”, step by step

liesivahti 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 liesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliesifire
2Proto-Finnicleecihearth, stove
3Proto-Germanicslēdaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →