Where does “wachte” come from?

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

wachte (Middle Low German): guard

Definitions

  1. guard

Ancestry of “wachte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwahtawatch; vigil
2Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
3Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wachte”

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