Where does “woken” come from?
woken (Middle English) comes from Old English wācian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
woken (Middle English): To become weakened or tired; to weaken; To calm;...
Definitions
- To become weakened or tired; to weaken; To calm;...
Ancestry of “woken”, step by step
woken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English wācian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wācian | to be/stay awake |
| 2 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 3 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle English woke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | woke | Alternative form of weke; Physically weak or... |
| 2 | Old English | wāc | weak, bendsome |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | waikw | weak, soft, pliable |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waikwaz | weak, soft, pliable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |