Where does “våk” come from?

våk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse vákr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᚲᚱᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wakraz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

våk (Norwegian Bokmål): a buzzard, bird of prey of genus Buteo

Definitions

  1. a buzzard, bird of prey of genus Buteo

Ancestry of “våk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevákrwakeful, watchful, alert
2Proto-Norseᚹᚨᚲᚱᚨᛉawake, watchful, alert
3Proto-Germanicwakrazawake; watchful, alert
4Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “våk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -raz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakraz →