Where does “wakeover” come from?
wakeover (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.
wakeover (English): A sleepover party in a public place, such as a...
Definitions
- A sleepover party in a public place, such as a...
Ancestry of “wakeover”, step by step
wakeover 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 sleepover
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sleepover | The act of spending the night as a guest in... |
| 2 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |