Where does “wachta” come from?

wachta (Polish) comes from Middle High German wahte, from Old High German wahta, from Proto-West Germanic wahtu, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

wachta (Polish): watch; guard

Definitions

  1. watch; guard

Ancestry of “wachta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwahte—
2Old High Germanwahta—
3Proto-West Germanicwahtuwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
5Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →