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Where does “wahhen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wahhen”, 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 “wahhen”

  • wachten
  • Aufwachraum
  • aufwachen
  • Überwachung
  • Wachturm
  • unbewacht
  • bewacht
  • durchwachen
  • wachen
  • überwachen
  • bewachen
  • wacht
  • wachen
  • waachen
  • bachan
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