Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “wahtāri” come from?

wahtāri (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “wahtāri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
2Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wahtāri”

  • вахтёр
  • Nachtwächter
  • Leibwächter
  • Wächter
  • Strandwächter
  • wachter
  • wȧhter
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