Where does “Wachkoma” come from?

Wachkoma (German) comes from German wach, from German wache, from Middle High German wache, from Old High German wacha.

Wachkoma (German): coma vigil

Definitions

  1. coma vigil

Ancestry of “Wachkoma”, step by step

Wachkoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwachawake
2Germanwacheinflection of wachen: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanwache—
4Old High Germanwacha—

via German Koma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKomacoma
2Ancient Greekκῶμαdeep sleep; lethargy; coma
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱumbʰ-—
Every word from Old High German wacha →