Where does “bewaken” come from?
bewaken (Dutch) comes from Old English bewacian, from Old English wācian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
bewaken (Dutch): to watch over, to guard
Definitions
- to watch over, to guard
Ancestry of “bewaken”, step by step
bewaken traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English bewacian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bewacian | to keep watch over |
| 2 | Old English | wācian | to be/stay awake |
| 3 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch waken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | waken | to stay awake; to watch, to be alert |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | waken | to wake, to be awake; to not be or fall asleep,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wacon | to wake, to be awake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wakēn | to wake, to be awake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wakāną | to wake, to be awake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |