Where does “wake” come from?

wake (Middle English) comes from Old English wacu, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

wake (Middle English): Alternative form of woke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of woke

Ancestry of “wake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwacuwake, watch
2Old Englishfordford
3Proto-West Germanicfurduford
4Proto-Germanicfurduzford
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “wake”

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