Where does “wakker” come from?
wakker (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wacker, from Proto-Germanic wakraz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
wakker (Dutch): awake
Ancestry of “wakker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | wacker | watchful, alert |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wakraz | awake; watchful, alert |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -raz | Forms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
Words derived from “wakker”