Where does “wacche word” come from?
wacche word (Middle English) comes from Middle English word, from Old English worð, from Proto-Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
wacche word (Middle English): password; verbal forewarning
Definitions
- password; verbal forewarning
Ancestry of “wacche word”, step by step
wacche word traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English word
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | word | A word; A statement; a linguistic unit said or... |
| 2 | Old English | worð | word |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *word | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Middle English wacche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wacche | wakefulness; sleeplessness; vigil, wake |
| 2 | Old English | wæċċe | watch |
| 3 | Old English | wæċċan | to be awake; to keep watch |
| 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 |