Where does “wachter” come from?

wachter (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German wahtāri, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

wachter (Vilamovian): guard

Definitions

  1. guard

Ancestry of “wachter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwahtāriwatchman
2Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
3Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →
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