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

Definitions

  1. awake

Ancestry of “wakker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwackerwatchful, alert
2Proto-Germanicwakrazawake; watchful, alert
3Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “wakker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -raz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakraz →