wacan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong”). Cognate with Old High German wahhen, Old Norse vaka, Danish våge, Dutch waken, German wachen. Akin to Latin vigil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑkɑn/

Verb

wacan

  1. to awake, arise, originate, to be born

Conjugation

Descendants


Somali

Adjective

wacan

  1. perfect
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