Where does “vækning” come from?

vækning (Danish) comes from Danish vække, from Old Danish wække, from Old Norse vekja, from Proto-Germanic wakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vækning (Danish): call, calling to wake up a person

Definitions

  1. call, calling to wake up a person

Ancestry of “vækning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvækketo wake up; to arouse, cause; to awaken
2Old Danishwække—
3Old Norsevekjato waken, rouse from sleep
4Proto-Germanicwakjanąto wake up, to awaken
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakjaną →Every word from Old Norse vekja →
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