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Where does “wakāną” come from?

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

wakāną (Proto-Germanic): to wake, to be awake

Definitions

  1. to wake, to be awake

Ancestry of “wakāną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wakāną”

  • unbewacht
  • bewacht
  • durchwachen
  • wachen
  • bewachen
  • wacht
  • Wachturm
  • Aufwachraum
  • aufwachen
  • wachten
  • Überwachung
  • überwachen
  • verkkovakoilu
  • vakoilla
  • vakoilu
  • vakoilurengas
  • vakoiluohjelma
  • sotilasvakoilu
  • vastavakoilu
  • bewaken
  • bewaking
  • dijkbewaking
  • waakhond
  • waakvlam
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