Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “vekja” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vekja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vekja”

  • väcka
  • nattvakt
  • parkeringsvakt
  • vaktsom
  • målvakt
  • legevakt
  • dørvakt
  • sikkerhetsvakt
  • vakt
  • vaktmester
  • kystvakt
  • livvakt
  • vekkeklokke
  • vekke
  • vekkja
  • medynkvækkende
  • vække
  • vækkeur
  • vækia
  • vækkia
  • wække
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