Where does “*wakan” come from?

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

*wakan (Proto-West Germanic): to wake, be awake, arise

Definitions

  1. to wake, be awake, arise

Ancestry of “*wakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “*wakan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →