Where does “guetter” come from?

guetter (French) comes from Old French gaitier, from Frankish wahtōn, from Frankish wahta, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

guetter (French): to watch (intently), to watch for, to lie in wait

Definitions

  1. to watch (intently), to watch for, to lie in wait

Ancestry of “guetter”, step by step

guetter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French gaitier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgaitierto watch; to survey
2Frankishwahtōnto survey; watch
3Frankishwahta—
4Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
5Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Latin wacta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinwactawatch, guard duty; patrol area; watchtower,...
2Frankishwahtuwatch, guard; watch, guard duty, watchtower;...

Words derived from “guetter”

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