Where does “wachrütteln” come from?

wachrütteln (German) comes from German rütteln, from Middle High German rütteln, from Middle High German -eln, from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

wachrütteln (German): to awake, to jolt awake, to stir up, to arouse,...

Definitions

  1. to awake, to jolt awake, to stir up, to arouse,...

Ancestry of “wachrütteln”, step by step

wachrütteln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rütteln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrüttelnto shake, to jolt; to hover
2Middle High Germanrütteln—
3Middle High German-elnfrequentative suffix
4Old High German-alōn—
5Proto-Germanic-lōnąfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

via German wach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwachawake
2Germanwacheinflection of wachen: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanwache—
4Old High Germanwacha—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -lōną →Every word from Middle High German -eln →Every word from Middle High German rütteln →