Where does “wacken” come from?

wacken (English) comes from Middle English waken, from Old English wacan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

wacken (English): Watchful; Lively; sharp; wanton

Definitions

  1. Watchful; Lively; sharp; wanton

Ancestry of “wacken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwakento wake, cease from sleep, to be awake; to remain...
2Old Englishwacanto awake, arise, originate, to be born
3Proto-West Germanic*wakanto wake, be awake, arise
4Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wakan →