Where does “*wahtu” come from?

*wahtu (Middle German) comes from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “*wahtu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
2Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “*wahtu”

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