Where does “wachhabend” come from?

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

wachhabend (German): being on watch

Definitions

  1. being on watch

Ancestry of “wachhabend”, step by step

wachhabend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwacheinflection of wachen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwache—
3Old High Germanwacha—

via German habend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhabend—
Every word from Old High German wacha →Every word from Middle High German wache →Every word from German wache →
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