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Where does “waknaną” come from?

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

waknaną (Proto-Germanic): to wake up, to awaken, to become awake

Definitions

  1. to wake up, to awaken, to become awake

Ancestry of “waknaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “waknaną”

  • waken
  • wakeneth
  • wakener
  • wakenest
  • rewaken
  • vakna
  • oppvåkning
  • våkne
  • vakna
  • vågne
  • waknen
  • onwæcnan
  • wæcnan
  • vakna
  • uppvakningur
  • vakna
  • vakna
  • vangken
  • vakna
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