wæcnan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to wake up; to arise, come into being
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *waknaną (awaken).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*waknaną
Gloss
awaken
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- waken English
- Wachturm German
- Wachzimmer German
- aufwachen German
- bewachen German
- durchwachen German
- wachen German
- überwachen German
- *waknaną Proto-Germanic
- vakna Norwegian Nynorsk
- onwæcnan Old English
- waknen Middle English
- vakna Old Norse
- vågne Danish
- vakna Icelandic
- wahhēn Old High German
- vakna Faroese
- vakna Old Swedish
- vangken Westrobothnian