Where does “veräjänvahti” come from?

veräjänvahti (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.

veräjänvahti (Finnish): goalkeeper

Definitions

  1. goalkeeper

Ancestry of “veräjänvahti”, step by step

veräjänvahti 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 veräjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveräjägate, wicket; gate
2Old East Slavicверѣꙗ—
3Proto-Slavicverějabar, latch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →
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