Where does “vakker” come from?

vakker (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.

vakker (Norwegian Bokmål): beautiful; sweet

Definitions

  1. beautiful; sweet

Ancestry of “vakker”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -raz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakraz →