Where does “kystvakt” come from?

kystvakt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vakt, from Middle Low German wacht, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

kystvakt (Norwegian Bokmål): coast guard

Definitions

  1. coast guard

Ancestry of “kystvakt”, step by step

kystvakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvakta guard; a watch; past participle of vekke
2Middle Low Germanwachtwatch
3Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Norwegian Bokmål kyst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkystcoast; past participle of kysse
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →
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