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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wakaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (to be strong, be awake, be fresh, be cheerful). Cognate with Latin vegeō (be quick, be aroused, be alert).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wakaną

  1. to wake, be awake, arise

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: wacan
  • Old Norse: vakinn (past participle only)
    • Icelandic: vakinn
    • Faroese: vakin
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: vaken, våken (due to influence from Danish)
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: vaken
    • Old Swedish: vakin, vaken
    • Danish: vågen
    • Elfdalian: watşin
    • Westrobothnian: väittjin, vökän, våkjin
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wakan)
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