Where does “wakēn” come from?

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

wakēn (Proto-West Germanic): to wake, to be awake

Definitions

  1. to wake, to be awake

Ancestry of “wakēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwakānąto wake, to be awake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wakēn”

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