Where does “woken up” come from?
woken up (English) comes from English wake up, 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.
woken up (English): past participle of wake up
Definitions
- past participle of wake up
Ancestry of “woken up”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wake up | To awake; To awaken somebody; To become more... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “woken up”