Where does “parkeringsvakt” come from?

parkeringsvakt (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.

parkeringsvakt (Swedish): a parking attendant or meter maid (issuing tickets for parking violations)

Definitions

  1. a parking attendant or meter maid (issuing tickets for parking violations)

Ancestry of “parkeringsvakt”, step by step

parkeringsvakt 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 parkering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishparkeringparking lot, car park; parking garage
2Swedish-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See...
3Old Swedish-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
5Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →