Where does “vahti” come from?

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

vahti (Finnish): guard; watch; Third-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. guard; watch; Third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “vahti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vahti”

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