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Where does “Vogtei” come from?

Vogtei (German) comes from German Vogt, 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- — in.

Vogtei (German): bailiwick; protectorate, prefecture;...

Definitions

  1. bailiwick; protectorate, prefecture;...

Ancestry of “Vogtei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVogtsteward
2Middle High Germanvoget—
3Old High Germanfogat—
4Latinvocātus—
5Classical LatinadvocatusOne called to aid; advocate, attendant; witness,...
6LatinadvocoI call, invite or summon someone to a place,...
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →