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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 , to watch for, to lie in wait; to...

Definitions

  1. to watch , to watch for, to lie in wait; to...

Ancestry of “guetter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “guetter”

  • guetteur
  • guette
  • guet
  • gvati
  • gvatsekvi
  • gete
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