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
- Watchful; Lively; sharp; wanton
Ancestry of “wacken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | waken | to wake, cease from sleep, to be awake; to remain... |
| 2 | Old English | wacan | to awake, arise, originate, to be born |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wakan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wakaną | to wake, be awake, arise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |