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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wakāną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (to wake, be strong). Equivalent to *wakaną (to wake up) +‎ *-āną.[1]

    Verb

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    *wakāną[1]

    1. (intransitive) to wake, to be awake

    Inflection

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wakēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 441/442