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Where does “Wache” come from?

Wache (German) comes from Middle High German wache, from Old High German wacha.

Wache (German): wake, watch , vigil; watch; Short for...

Definitions

  1. wake, watch , vigil; watch; Short for...

Ancestry of “Wache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwache—
2Old High Germanwacha—

Words derived from “Wache”

  • Polizeiwache
  • Wachstube
  • Küstenwache
  • Mahnwache
  • Schildwache
  • шиљбок
  • šiljbok
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