dgetter

Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French gaiter, guaitier, gaitier (“to watch; to survey”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  *wahtōn, *wahtjan (“to watch, guard”), derivative of *wahta (“guard, watch”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”).

Verb

dgetter (gerund dgett'tie)

1. (Jersey) to watch

Derived terms

• dgetteux (“lookout”)