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
- to wake, cease from sleep, to be awake; to remain...
Ancestry of “waken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wacan | to awake, arise, originate, to be born |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *wakan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wakaną | to wake, be awake, arise |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
Words derived from “waken”