Where does “rannanvahti” come from?

rannanvahti (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian vahti, from Swedish vakt, from Middle Low German wachte, from Old Saxon wahta, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

rannanvahti (Ingrian): coast guard

Definitions

  1. coast guard

Ancestry of “rannanvahti”, step by step

rannanvahti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian vahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvahtiguard, watch; guardian, guardsman
2Swedishvaktguard
3Middle Low Germanwachteguard
4Old Saxonwahtawatch; vigil
5Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
6Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Ingrian ranta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrantashore, coast
2Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
3Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
4Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →