Where does “wachte” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wachte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwahtawatch, sentry, guard
2Proto-West Germanicwahtuwatch, vigil
3Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wachte”

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