Where does “grindvakt” come from?

grindvakt (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.

grindvakt (Swedish): gatekeeper person guarding the gate at, for example, railway crossings

Definitions

  1. gatekeeper person guarding the gate at, for example, railway crossings

Ancestry of “grindvakt”, step by step

grindvakt 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 grind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishgrindA gate; door-like structure outside a building; A...
2Old Swedishgrind—
3Old Norsegrinda gate made of spars or bars; haven, dock;...
4Proto-Germanicgrindizfence
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →