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Where does “wacon” come from?

wacon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic wakēn, from Proto-Germanic wakāną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

wacon (Old Dutch): to wake, to be awake

Definitions

  1. to wake, to be awake

Ancestry of “wacon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wacon”

  • waakvlam
  • dijkbewaking
  • waakhond
  • bewaking
  • waken
  • bewaken
  • bewaker
  • waken
  • wak
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