Where does “dørvakt” come from?
dørvakt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vakt, from Middle Low German wacht, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
dørvakt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a doorman
Ancestry of “dørvakt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vakt | a guard; a watch |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wacht | watch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wahtwō | watch, vigil |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wakaną | to wake, be awake, arise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |