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Where does “wahtu” come from?

wahtu (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

wahtu (Frankish): watch, guard; watch, guard duty, watchtower;...

Definitions

  1. watch, guard; watch, guard duty, watchtower;...

Ancestry of “wahtu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wahtu”

  • waiting
  • wait
  • waitstaff
  • waitlist
  • waitest
  • outwait
  • waitee
  • waitingly
  • waitable
  • nonwaiting
  • prewait
  • postwait
  • overwait
  • waithood
  • wacta
  • wacto
  • guetteur
  • guette
  • guet
  • guetter
  • gvati
  • gvatsekvi
  • waiten
  • wayten
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