Where does “awoken” come from?

Awoken comes from Middle English awaken, meaning to rouse from sleep or inactivity.

awoken (English): past participle of awake

Definitions

  1. past participle of awake

Ancestry of “awoken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishawakeNot asleep; conscious; Alert, aware; To become...
2Middle Englishawake—
3Middle Englishawakenawakened, awake; to awaken

Words derived from “awoken”

Every word from Middle English awaken →Every word from Middle English awake →Every word from English awake →