Where does “wachen” come from?

wachen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wahhēn, from Proto-West Germanic wakēn, from Proto-Germanic wakāną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “wachen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwahhēnto wake
2Proto-West Germanicwakēnto wake, to be awake
3Proto-Germanicwakānąto wake, to be awake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wachen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wakēn →