Where does “hrekkjavaka” come from?

hrekkjavaka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vaka, from Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic wakāną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

hrekkjavaka (Icelandic): Halloween

Definitions

  1. Halloween

Ancestry of “hrekkjavaka”, step by step

hrekkjavaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvakato wake, be awake; wakefulness; an evening...
2Old Norsevakato be awake, keep awake; waking; vigil
3Proto-Germanicwakānąto wake, to be awake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Icelandic hrekkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichrekkurprank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wakānąEvery word from Old Norse vaka