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Where does “wakyr” come from?

wakyr (Middle English) comes from Old English wacor, from Proto-Germanic wakraz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Ancestry of “wakyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwacorwatchful, vigilant; awake
2Proto-Germanicwakrazawake; watchful, alert
3Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “wakyr”

  • waker
  • sleepwaker
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