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
- video surveillance, CCTV
Ancestry of “Videoüberwachung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Überwachung | surveillance |
| 2 | German | überwachen | to control, to monitor, to supervise; to keep... |
| 3 | German | wachen | to be awake; to watch, to guard |
| 4 | Old High German | wahhēn | to wake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wakēn | to wake, to be awake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wakāną | to wake, to be awake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |