Where does “wachten” come from?

wachten (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.

wachten (German): inflection of wachen: ## first/third-person...

Definitions

  1. inflection of wachen: ## first/third-person...

Ancestry of “wachten”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →