Where does “waken” come from?

Waken comes from Middle English waknen, from Old English wæcnan, from Proto-Germanic waknaną and wakjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-.

waken (English): To wake or rouse from sleep; To awaken; to cease...

Definitions

  1. To wake or rouse from sleep; To awaken; to cease...

Ancestry of “waken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwaknenTo waken
2Old Englishwæcnanto wake up; to arise, come into being
3Proto-Germanicwaknanąto wake up, to awaken, to become awake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “waken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waknaną →Every word from Old English wæcnan →
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