Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wahtu

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“watch, vigil”).

Noun

1. watch, guard duty
2. watchtower, lookout

Descendants

• Old Dutch: wahta
  • Middle Dutch: wachte
    • Dutch: wacht
• → Medieval Latin: wacta, wagta, waita (see there for further descendants)