Where does “waken” come from?

waken (Middle English) comes from Old English wacan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

waken (Middle English): to wake, cease from sleep, to be awake; to remain...

Definitions

  1. to wake, cease from sleep, to be awake; to remain...

Ancestry of “waken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwacanto awake, arise, originate, to be born
2Proto-West Germanic*wakanto wake, be awake, arise
3Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “waken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wakan →