Where does “odwach” come from?

odwach (Polish) comes from German Hauptwache, from German haupt-, from German Haupt, from Middle High German höubet, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

odwach (Polish): guardhouse, watch house, guard building, guard booth, guard shack, security booth, security building, sentry building

Definitions

  1. guardhouse, watch house, guard building, guard booth, guard shack, security booth, security building, sentry building

Ancestry of “odwach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHauptwachemain guardhouse
2Germanhaupt-head, chief, main, principal
3GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
4Middle High Germanhöubethead
5Old High Germanhoubithead
6Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “odwach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from German haupt- →