Wake etymology

English

English word wake comes from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-, and later Proto-Germanic *wakaną (To wake, be awake, arise.)

Etymology of wake

Detailed word origin of wake

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*weǵ- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to be fresh, be cheerful, be awake, to be awake, be fresh or cheerful, to be strong, be awake, be fresh, be cheerful, to be awake, be fresh, be cheerful, to be fresh, cheerful, awake, lively, to be strong
*wakaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To wake, be awake, arise.
*wakjaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) (intransitive) to wake, to be awake.
wacan Old English (ang) To awake, arise, originate, to be born.
wæċċan Old English (ang)
gewaken Old English (ang)
waken Middle English (enm) To remain awake on watch especially over a corpse. To wake, cease from sleep, to be awake.
wake English (en) (intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.. (intransitive, figurative) To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.. (obsolete) To be alert; to keep watch. (obsolete) To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.. (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.. [...]

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