Where does “våken” come from?
våken (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish vågen, from Norwegian Nynorsk våg, from Norwegian Nynorsk våge, from Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen, from Old Saxon wagan, from Proto-West Germanic wagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz — to bring; to transport.
våken (Norwegian Bokmål): awake; alert, perceptive; bright
Definitions
- awake; alert, perceptive; bright
Ancestry of “våken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | vågen | awake; alert, perceptive, bright; definite... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | våg | a narrow inlet; a wave atop a body of water; pus |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | våge | to dare; to venture; to risk |
| 4 | Old Norse | vága | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | wāgen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | wagan | wagon, carriage |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wagn | cart, wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
Words derived from “våken”