*wahtwō

Runic: ᚹᚨᚺᛏᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑxt.wɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

watch, vigil

From *wakaną (‘to wake, be awake’) + *-þwō.

*wahtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- wacta (Medieval Latin)
  - waite, weite (Old French)
    - waite, wayte (Middle English)
      - wait (English)
      - wait (Scots)
*wahtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- wahta (Old Dutch)
  - wachte (Middle Dutch)
    - wacht (Dutch)
*wahtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wacht (Old Frisian)
  - Wacht (Saterland Frisian)
  - wacht (West Frisian)
*wahtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- wahta (Old High German)
  - wahtāri (Old High German)
*wahtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- wahta (Old High German)
  - wahte (Middle High German)
    - Wuecht (Luxembourgish)
    - wachta (Polish)
*wahtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- wahta (Old High German)
  - wahte (Middle High German)
    - Wacht (Alemannic German)
      - Biiwacht (Alemannic German)
        
        bivouac (French)
*wahtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- wahta (Old High German)
  - wahte (Middle High German)
    - Wacht (German)
      - вахта (vaxta) (Russian)
*wahtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- wahta (Old Saxon)
  - wachte, wacht (Middle Low German)
    - vagt (Danish)
    - Wacht (German Low German)
    - vakt (Norwegian)
    - vakt (Swedish)
*wahtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- wahta (Old Saxon)
  - wachte, wacht (Middle Low German)
    - vahti (Finnish)
      - vahti (Ingrian)
*𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐌰 (*wahtwa) (Gothic)
*𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉 (*wahtwō) (Gothic)
𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌼 (wahtwōm) (Gothic)