Where does “wācian” come from?

wācian (Old English) comes from Old English wāc, from Proto-West Germanic waikw, from Proto-Germanic waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wācian (Old English): to be/stay awake

Definitions

  1. to be/stay awake

Ancestry of “wācian”, step by step

wācian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wāc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwācweak, bendsome
2Proto-West Germanicwaikwweak, soft, pliable
3Proto-Germanicwaikwazweak, soft, pliable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Proto-West Germanic wakēn

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

Words derived from “wācian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waikwaz →
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