Where does “wecchen” come from?

wecchen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic wakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “wecchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwakkjanto wake, to awaken, to cause to wake up
2Proto-Germanicwakjanąto wake up, to awaken
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wecchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wakkjan →