Where does “agguaitare” come from?

agguaitare (Old Italian) comes from Old French aguaitier, from Old French gaitier, from Frankish wahtōn, from Frankish wahta, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “agguaitare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaguaitier—
2Old Frenchgaitierto watch; to survey
3Frankishwahtōnto survey; watch
4Frankishwahta—
5Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
6Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “agguaitare”

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