Where does “vakn” come from?
vakn (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.
Ancestry of “vakn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vápn | weapon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |
Words derived from “vakn”