Where does “waken” come from?

waken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wacon, from Proto-West Germanic wakēn, from Proto-Germanic wakāną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

waken (Middle Dutch): to wake, to be awake; to not be or fall asleep,...

Definitions

  1. to wake, to be awake; to not be or fall asleep,...

Ancestry of “waken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwaconto wake, to be awake
2Proto-West Germanicwakēnto wake, to be awake
3Proto-Germanicwakānąto wake, to be awake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “waken

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wakānąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wakēn
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