Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wakr

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wakraz. Equivalent to *wakkjan, *wakan (to wake, be awake) +‎ *-r.

Adjective

*wakr

  1. awake

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *wakr
Genitive *wakkras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wakr *wakkru *wakr
Accusative *wakkranā *wakkrā *wakr
Genitive *wakkras *wakkreʀā *wakkras
Dative *wakkrumē *wakkreʀē *wakkrumē
Instrumental *wakkru *wakkreʀu *wakkru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wakkrē *wakkrō *wakkru
Accusative *wakkrā *wakkrā *wakkru
Genitive *wakkreʀō *wakkreʀō *wakkreʀō
Dative *wakkrēm, *wakkrum *wakkrēm, *wakkrum *wakkrēm, *wakkrum
Instrumental *wakkrēm, *wakkrum *wakkrēm, *wakkrum *wakkrēm, *wakkrum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wacor, waccor
    • Middle English: wakyr
      • Scots: wakir
      • English: waker (dialectal)
  • Old Frisian: *wakker, *wekker
  • Old Saxon: *wakkar
  • Old Dutch: *wakkar
  • Old High German: wahhar, wachar, wakar, wackar