Where does “Videoüberwachung” come from?

Videoüberwachung (German) comes from German Überwachung, from German überwachen, from German wachen, from Old High German wahhēn, from Proto-West Germanic wakēn, from Proto-Germanic wakāną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Videoüberwachung (German): video surveillance, CCTV

Definitions

  1. video surveillance, CCTV

Ancestry of “Videoüberwachung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜberwachungsurveillance
2Germanüberwachento control, to monitor, to supervise; to keep...
3Germanwachento be awake; to watch, to guard
4Old High Germanwahhēnto wake
5Proto-West Germanicwakēnto wake, to be awake
6Proto-Germanicwakānąto wake, to be awake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-