waken
English
/ˈweɪkən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To wake or rouse from sleep.
- (intransitive) To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English waknen inherited from Old English wæcnan inherited from Proto-Germanic *waknaną (awaken).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*waknaną
Gloss
awaken