Where does “dörrvakt” come from?

dörrvakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish vakt, 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.

dörrvakt (Swedish): a doorkeeper, a porter, a bouncer

Definitions

  1. a doorkeeper, a porter, a bouncer

Ancestry of “dörrvakt”, step by step

dörrvakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvaktguard
2Middle Low Germanwachteguard
3Old Saxonwahtawatch; vigil
4Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
5Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Swedish dörr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdörrdoor; portal of entry into a building or room,...
2Old Swedishdȳrexpensive, valuable
3Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →
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