wachen
German (Berlin)
/ˈvaχən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to be awake
- to watch, to guard
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German wahhēn inherited from Proto-Germanic *wakāną (be awake, watch, wake).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wakāną
Gloss
be awake, watch, wake
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vakoilla Finnish
- Aufwachraum German
- Turm German
- Wachturm German
- Wachzimmer German
- Zimmer German
- aufwachen German
- bewachen German
- durchwachen German
- Überwachung German
- überwachen German
- *weǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- overvåke Norwegian Bokmål
- *wakaną Proto-Germanic
- *waknaną Proto-Germanic
- *wakāną Proto-Germanic
- overvake Norwegian Nynorsk
- awacan Old English
- onwacan Old English
- onwæcnan Old English
- wacan Old English
- wacian Old English
- wæcnan Old English
- waken Middle English
- waknen Middle English
- vaka Old Norse
- wahhen Old High German
- wahhēn Old High German
- wachen Middle High German
- waachen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- wacon Old Dutch
- wakia Old Frisian