Where does “våk” come from?

våk (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): a bird of the genus Buteo, the buzzards and...

Definitions

  1. a bird of the genus Buteo, the buzzards and...

Ancestry of “våk”, step by step

våk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vákr

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk vaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvakato be awake, to not get to sleep
2Old Norsevakato be awake, keep awake; waking; vigil
3Proto-Germanicwakānąto wake, to be awake

Words derived from “våk”

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