Where does “Puatenwajchta” come from?

Puatenwajchta (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Puat, from Middle Low German pōrte, from Old Saxon porta, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Puatenwajchta (Plautdietsch): gatekeeper

Definitions

  1. gatekeeper

Ancestry of “Puatenwajchta”, step by step

Puatenwajchta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Puat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschPuatgate
2Middle Low Germanpōrte—
3Old Saxonporta—
4Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Plautdietsch Wajchta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschWajchta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →