Where does “wecken” come from?
wecken (Low German) comes from Dutch wekken, from Middle Dutch wecken, from Old Dutch wecken, from Proto-West Germanic wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic wakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
wecken (Low German): To wake, to wake up
Ancestry of “wecken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | wekken | to wake, to wake up; to cause, to elicit |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wecken | to wake, to cause to wake up |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wecken | to wake, to cause to wake up |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wakkjan | to wake, to awaken, to cause to wake up |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wakjaną | to wake up, to awaken |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
Words derived from “wecken”