Where does “bewachen” come from?

bewachen (German) comes 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.

bewachen (German): to guard

Definitions

  1. to guard

Ancestry of “bewachen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwachento be awake; to watch, to guard
2Old High Germanwahhēnto wake
3Proto-West Germanicwakēnto wake, to be awake
4Proto-Germanicwakānąto wake, to be awake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “bewachen”

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