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

Definitions

  1. a doorman

Ancestry of “dørvakt”, step by step

dørvakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vakt

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk dør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdøra door; present of dø
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →