Where does “wake up” come from?

wake up (English) comes from English wake, from Middle English wake, from Old English wacu, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

wake up (English): To awake; To awaken somebody; To become more...

Definitions

  1. To awake; To awaken somebody; To become more...

Ancestry of “wake up”, step by step

wake up traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwakeTo stop sleeping; To make somebody stop sleeping;...
2Middle EnglishwakeAlternative form of woke
3Old Englishwacuwake, watch
4Old Englishfordford
5Proto-West Germanicfurduford
6Proto-Germanicfurduzford
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—

Words derived from “wake up”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →