Where does “awaken” come from?
Awaken comes from Middle English awakenen, of uncertain origin and ultimate meaning.
awaken (English): To cause to become awake; To stop sleeping;...
Definitions
- To cause to become awake; To stop sleeping;...
Ancestry of “awaken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | awakenen | — |
| 2 | Old English | awæcnan | — |
| 3 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 4 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
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