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)

1. (Jersey) to watch

Derived terms

• dgetteux (“lookout”)