Biiwacht

Alemannic German

Etymology

From bii- +‎ Wacht. Cognate with obsolete German Beiwacht.

Noun

Biiwacht f (plural Biiwacht)

reinforcements for a guard, city watch, etc.

Descendants

→ French: bivouac, bivac, bivoie, biouac
- → Bulgarian: бивак (bivak)
- → Czech: bivak
- → Danish: bivuak
- → Dutch: bivak
- → English: bivouac, bivouack
- → German: Biwak
- → Italian: bivacco
- → Japanese: ビバーク (bibāku)
- → Macedonian: бивак (bivak)
- → Polish: biwak
- → Portuguese: bivaque
- → Russian: бивак (bivak), бивуак (bivuak)
- → Slovak: bivak
- → Spanish: vivac, vivaque
- → Swedish: bivack

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