Where does “wakkjan” come from?

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

wakkjan (Proto-West Germanic): to wake, to awaken, to cause to wake up

Definitions

  1. to wake, to awaken, to cause to wake up

Ancestry of “wakkjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwakjanąto wake up, to awaken
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wakkjan”

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