Where does “vaktsom” come from?

vaktsom (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.

vaktsom (Norwegian Bokmål): watchful, vigilant

Definitions

  1. watchful, vigilant

Ancestry of “vaktsom”, step by step

vaktsom 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 søm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsøma seam
2Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
3Old Norsesýjato sew
4Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →