English
Voight
Voight comes from Latin advocātus ‘one called to aid’, from advocō ‘to call, summon’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘to call, summon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvocō‘to call, summon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvocātus‘one called to aid’
- EnglishtodayVoight
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘to call, summon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvocō‘to call, summon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvocātus‘one called to aid’
- EnglishtodayVoight
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-
vocabulary, revocation, convocation, 21 more
through Latin vocō ‘to call, summon’
invite, invitation, vocational, vie, provoke, provocative, invoke, provocation, vocation, vouch, irrevocable, provocateur, revocable, 30 more
through Latin advocātus ‘one called to aid’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ- / Voight