Where does “Wecken” come from?

Wecken (German) comes from Middle High German wecken, from Old High German wecchen, from Proto-West Germanic wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic wakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Wecken (German): an oblong wheat roll; oblong wheat bread; gerund...

Definitions

  1. an oblong wheat roll; oblong wheat bread; gerund...

Ancestry of “Wecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwecken—
2Old High Germanwecchen—
3Proto-West Germanicwakkjanto wake, to awaken, to cause to wake up
4Proto-Germanicwakjanąto wake up, to awaken
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “Wecken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wakkjan →