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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-. Equivalent to *wakaną (to wake up) +‎ *-āną.

Verb[edit]

*wakāną[1]

  1. (intransitive) to wake, to be awake

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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