dgetter

Norman

Etymology

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

Verb

dgetter (gerund dgett'tie)

(Jersey) to watch

Derived terms

dgetteux (“lookout”)

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