Where does “Wuecht” come from?

Wuecht (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wahta, from Old High German wahta, from Proto-West Germanic wahtu, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Wuecht (Luxembourgish): watch

Definitions

  1. watch

Ancestry of “Wuecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwahta—
2Old High Germanwahta—
3Proto-West Germanicwahtuwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
5Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “Wuecht”

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