Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wahtwēn
Frankish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wahtwijaną (“to keep watch”).
Verb
- to watch, guard
- to keep watch
- to lie in wait, ambush
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From Proto-Germanic *wahtwijaną (“to keep watch”).