Where does “wacchen” come from?

wacchen (Middle English) comes from Old English wæċċan, from Proto-West Germanic wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic wakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

wacchen (Middle English): to be or stay awake

Definitions

  1. to be or stay awake

Ancestry of “wacchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwæċċanto be awake; to keep watch
2Proto-West Germanicwakkjanto wake, to awaken, to cause to wake up
3Proto-Germanicwakjanąto wake up, to awaken
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wakkjan →
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