Where does “wekken” come from?
wekken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wecken, from Old Dutch wecken, from Proto-West Germanic wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic wakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
wekken (Dutch): to wake, to wake up; to cause, to elicit
Definitions
- to wake, to wake up; to cause, to elicit
Ancestry of “wekken”, step by step
wekken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch wecken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wecken | to wake, to cause to wake up |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wecken | to wake, to cause to wake up |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wakkjan | to wake, to awaken, to cause to wake up |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wakjaną | to wake up, to awaken |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via Old Saxon wekkian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | wekkian | to wake |