Where does “waken” come from?

waken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch waken, from Old Dutch wacon, from Proto-West Germanic wakēn, from Proto-Germanic wakāną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

waken (Dutch): to stay awake; to watch, to be alert

Definitions

  1. to stay awake; to watch, to be alert

Ancestry of “waken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwakento wake, to be awake; to not be or fall asleep,...
2Old Dutchwaconto wake, to be awake
3Proto-West Germanicwakēnto wake, to be awake
4Proto-Germanicwakānąto wake, to be awake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “waken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →