Where does “vahti” come from?

vahti (Ingrian) comes 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.

vahti (Ingrian): guard, watch; guardian, guardsman

Definitions

  1. guard, watch; guardian, guardsman

Ancestry of “vahti”, step by step

vahti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vakt

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

via Finnish vahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahtiguard; watch; Third-person singular indicative...
2Middle Low Germanwachtwatch

Words derived from “vahti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →