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Where does “wekkian” come from?

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

wekkian (Old Saxon): to wake

Definitions

  1. to wake

Ancestry of “wekkian”, 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 “wekkian”

  • wecken
  • opwecken
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