Where does “vaktavlösning” come from?

vaktavlösning (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.

vaktavlösning (Swedish): a changing of the guard, guard mounting

Definitions

  1. a changing of the guard, guard mounting

Ancestry of “vaktavlösning”, step by step

vaktavlösning 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 avlösning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavlösninga change
2Swedishlösa avto change , to relieve, to absolve, to take over...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →