Where does “wakjen” come from?
wakjen (Plautdietsch) comes from Dutch wekken, from Middle Dutch wecken, from Old Dutch wecken, from Proto-West Germanic wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic wakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
wakjen (Plautdietsch): to wake
Definitions
- to wake
Ancestry of “wakjen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wekken | to wake, to wake up; to cause, to elicit |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wecken | to wake, to cause to wake up |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wecken | to wake, to cause to wake up |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wakkjan | to wake, to awaken, to cause to wake up |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wakjaną | to wake up, to awaken |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |