Where does “vaka” come from?

vaka (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wakāną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vaka (Old Norse): to be awake, keep awake; waking; vigil

Definitions

  1. to be awake, keep awake; waking; vigil

Ancestry of “vaka”, step by step

vaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wakāną

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

via Old Norse vǫku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫku—

Words derived from “vaka”

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