Where does “wokie” come from?
wokie (English) comes from English woke, from English woken up, from English wake up, from English wake, from Middle English wake, from Old English wacu, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu — passed , crossed.
wokie (English): A person who is woke
Definitions
- A person who is woke
Ancestry of “wokie”, step by step
wokie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English woke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woke | Awake: conscious and not asleep; Alert, aware of... |
| 2 | English | woken up | past participle of wake up |
| 3 | English | wake up | To awake; To awaken somebody; To become more... |
| 4 | English | wake | To stop sleeping; To make somebody stop sleeping;... |
| 5 | Middle English | wake | Alternative form of woke |
| 6 | Old English | wacu | wake, watch |
| 7 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |