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.

wahtāri (Old High German): watchman

Definitions

  1. watchman

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →