Where does “vakt” come from?

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

vakt (Norwegian Bokmål): a guard; a watch; past participle of vekke

Definitions

  1. a guard; a watch; past participle of vekke

Ancestry of “vakt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vakt”

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