Where does “awakening” come from?
awakening (English) comes from English awaken, from Middle English awakenen, from Old English awæcnan, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
awakening (English): Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative...
Definitions
- Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative...
Ancestry of “awakening”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | awaken | To cause to become awake; To stop sleeping;... |
| 2 | Middle English | awakenen | — |
| 3 | Old English | awæcnan | to awaken |
| 4 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 5 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |