Where does “vara på sin vakt” come from?
vara på sin vakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish sin, from Old Swedish sīn, from Middle Low German sîn, from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent- — to be.
vara på sin vakt (Swedish): to be on one's guard (be vigilant, against anticipated dangers or the like)
Definitions
- to be on one's guard (be vigilant, against anticipated dangers or the like)
Ancestry of “vara på sin vakt”, step by step
vara på sin vakt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sin | Dryness, the state of having run dry |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sīn | Reflexive possessive third person determiner. his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own) |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sîn | of his |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *sinn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via Swedish vara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vara | To be; existence, being; to last |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vara | To be |
| 3 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Swedish på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |