Where does “Wokismus” come from?
Wokismus (German) comes from German woke, 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 — passed , crossed.
Wokismus (German): wokeness, wokeism
Definitions
- wokeness, wokeism
Ancestry of “Wokismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woke | woke pertaining to wokeness/wokeism, a certain form of postmaterialist leftism |
| 2 | English | woke | Awake: conscious and not asleep; Alert, aware of... |
| 3 | English | woken up | past participle of wake up |
| 4 | English | wake up | To awake; To awaken somebody; To become more... |
| 5 | English | wake | To stop sleeping; To make somebody stop sleeping;... |
| 6 | Middle English | wake | Alternative form of woke |
| 7 | Old English | wacu | wake, watch |
| 8 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |