Where does “unwakefulness” come from?
unwakefulness (English) comes from English unwakeful, from English wakeful, from English wake, from Middle English wake, from Old English wacu, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz — passed , crossed.
unwakefulness (English): The property of being unwakeful
Definitions
- The property of being unwakeful
Ancestry of “unwakefulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unwakeful | Not wakeful |
| 2 | English | wakeful | Awake; not sleeping; Sleepless; Vigilant and... |
| 3 | English | wake | To stop sleeping; To make somebody stop sleeping;... |
| 4 | Middle English | wake | Alternative form of woke |
| 5 | Old English | wacu | wake, watch |
| 6 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |