Where does “parkeringsvakt” come from?

parkeringsvakt (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.

parkeringsvakt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a traffic warden

Definitions

  1. a traffic warden

Ancestry of “parkeringsvakt”, step by step

parkeringsvakt 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 parkering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskparkeringparking
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →