Where does “vaktarrest” come from?

vaktarrest (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål arrest, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arresto, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

vaktarrest (Norwegian Bokmål): jail; stockade

Definitions

  1. jail; stockade

Ancestry of “vaktarrest”, step by step

vaktarrest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål arrest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålarrestarrest, custody, detention
2Old Frencharesterto stop
3Vulgar LatinarrestoI cause to stop
4Latinrestōto stand firm; to stay behind
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →