Where does “wahhēn” come from?

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

wahhēn (Old High German): to wake

Definitions

  1. to wake

Ancestry of “wahhēn”, 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 “wahhēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wakēn →