Where does “wæċċe” come from?

wæċċe (Old English) comes from Old English wæċċan, from Proto-West Germanic wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic wakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

wæċċe (Old English): watch

Definitions

  1. watch

Ancestry of “wæċċe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwæċċanto be awake; to keep watch
2Proto-West Germanicwakkjanto wake, to awaken, to cause to wake up
3Proto-Germanicwakjanąto wake up, to awaken
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wæċċe”

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