Where does “wachrufen” come from?

wachrufen (German) comes from German rufen, from Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

wachrufen (German): to evoke, awake

Definitions

  1. to evoke, awake

Ancestry of “wachrufen”, step by step

wachrufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrufento call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek; to call...
2Middle High Germanruofen
3Old High Germanruofanto call
4Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
5Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German wach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwachawake
2Germanwacheinflection of wachen: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanwache
4Old High Germanwacha
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-