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