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Where does “wakaną” come from?

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

wakaną (Proto-Germanic): to wake, be awake, arise

Definitions

  1. to wake, be awake, arise

Ancestry of “wakaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wakaną”

  • wake
  • woke
  • waking
  • woken
  • wakefulness
  • wakeful
  • wakeup
  • waketh
  • waker
  • wakefully
  • subwaking
  • wakey
  • wakest
  • wakefield
  • wakeboard
  • unwaking
  • wakeless
  • wakingly
  • sleepwaking
  • sleepwaker
  • wakerobin
  • waketime
  • unwakeable
  • unwakeful
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