Where does “abbaidare” come from?

abbaidare (Sardinian) comes from Old Italian agguaitare, 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.

abbaidare (Sardinian): to watch, look

Definitions

  1. to watch, look

Ancestry of “abbaidare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Italianagguaitare—
2Old Frenchaguaitier—
3Old Frenchgaitierto watch; to survey
4Frankishwahtōnto survey; watch
5Frankishwahta—
6Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
7Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →