Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wahtwēn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Frankish

Alternative forms

• *wahtjan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wahtwijaną (“to keep watch”).

Verb

1. to watch, guard
2. to keep watch
3. to lie in wait, ambush

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *wahton
  • Middle Dutch: wachten
    • Dutch: wachten
• → Medieval Latin: wactō, gaitō, guaitō, guaytō (see there for further descendants)