wachten
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to guard, to be on guard
- to guard, to protect
- to observe, to respect (a rule)
- to wait
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *wahton affix from Middle Dutch wachte.
Origin
Middle Dutch
wachte
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afwachten Dutch, Flemish
- opwachten Dutch, Flemish
- verwachten Dutch, Flemish
- wacht Dutch, Flemish
- wachten Dutch, Flemish
- wachter Dutch, Flemish
- wachtgeld Dutch, Flemish
- wachthuis Dutch, Flemish
- wachtkamer Dutch, Flemish
- wachtlijst Dutch, Flemish
- wachttijd Dutch, Flemish
- wachtwoord Dutch, Flemish
- *wafettan Old English
- waften Middle English
- wachte Middle Dutch
- *wahton Old Dutch
- wahta Old Dutch
- warda Papiamentu