Where does “Wacht” come from?

Wacht (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German wachte, from Old Saxon wahta, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Wacht (Plautdietsch): guard, guard duty, watch, vigil

Definitions

  1. guard, guard duty, watch, vigil

Ancestry of “Wacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwachteguard
2Old Saxonwahtawatch; vigil
3Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “Wacht”

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