Watch

Morpheme

Watch

Type

free base

Denotation

look at, view, observe, mind, attend, guard

Etymology

Middle English wacche, wacchen; Old English wæcce, wæccan

Evidence

outwatch, overwatch, smartwatch, stopwatch, stopwatch, unwatchable, unwatched, watch, watchable, watchchain, watchdog, watched, watcher, watches, watchful, watchhouse, watching, watchingly, watchless, watchmaker, watchman, watchspring, watchtower, watchtower, watchword, watchwork, wristwatch

Notes

bake~batch, make~match, wake~watch

See Also

Wake