Where does “wecken” come from?

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

wecken (German): to wake, to wake up

Definitions

  1. to wake, to wake up

Ancestry of “wecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwecchen—
2Proto-West Germanicwakkjanto wake, to awaken, to cause to wake up
3Proto-Germanicwakjanąto wake up, to awaken
4Proto-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 →
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