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”)