vakna

Icelandic

/ˈvahkna/

verb-weak

Definitions

(intransitive) to wake up, to awaken

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vakna inherited from Proto-Germanic *waknaną (awaken).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*waknaną

Gloss

awaken

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*waknaną Proto-Germanic
vakna Norwegian Nynorsk
wæcnan Old English
vakna Old Norse
vågne Danish
uppvakningur Icelandic
vakna Faroese
vakna Old Swedish
vangken Westrobothnian

uppvakningur