Nachtwacht

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German nahtwahte, from Old High German nahtwahta, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtwahtu. Equivalent to Nacht +‎ Wache. Cognate with Dutch nachtwacht and West Frisian nachtwacht. Also related to Dutch nachtwake, Old English nihtwacu, and English nightwatch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnaxtˌvaxt] Hyphenation: Nacht‧wacht === Noun === Nachtwacht f (genitive Nachtwacht, plural Nachtwachten) (archaic) night watch ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Nachtwache, Nachtwächter === Further reading === “Nachtwacht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.