Where does “Vogt” come from?

Vogt (German) comes from Middle High German voget, from Old High German fogat, from Latin vocātus, from Classical Latin advocatus, from Latin advoco, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

Vogt (German): steward

Definitions

  1. steward

Ancestry of “Vogt”, step by step

Vogt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German voget

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvoget
2Old High Germanfogatbailiff
3Latinvocātuscalled, invoked, having been summoned
4Classical LatinadvocatusOne called to aid; advocate, attendant; witness,...
5LatinadvocoI call, invite or summon someone to a place,...
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Late Latin vocatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinvocatus
2LatinadvocatusOne called to aid; advocate, attendant; witness,...

Words derived from “Vogt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-