Where does “agaitar” come from?

agaitar (Galician) comes from Old Occitan agoaitar, from Frankish wahtōn, from Frankish wahta, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

agaitar (Galician): to watch, to spy

Definitions

  1. to watch, to spy

Ancestry of “agaitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanagoaitar—
2Frankishwahtōnto survey; watch
3Frankishwahta—
4Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
5Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →