Where does “wakeable” come from?
wakeable (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.
wakeable (English): Capable of being woken
Definitions
- Capable of being woken
Ancestry of “wakeable”, step by step
wakeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wake | To stop sleeping; To make somebody stop sleeping;... |
| 2 | Middle English | wake | Alternative form of woke |
| 3 | Old English | wacu | wake, watch |
| 4 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |