Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wak(k)r

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

*wak(k)r

awake

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*wak(k)r
Genitive	*wak(k)ras
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wak(k)r	*wak(k)ru	*wak(k)r
Accusative	*wak(k)ranā	*wak(k)rā	*wak(k)r
Genitive	*wak(k)ras	*wak(k)reʀā	*wak(k)ras
Dative	*wak(k)rumē	*wak(k)reʀē	*wak(k)rumē
Instrumental	*wak(k)ru	*wak(k)reʀu	*wak(k)ru
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wak(k)rē	*wak(k)rō	*wak(k)ru
Accusative	*wak(k)rā	*wak(k)rā	*wak(k)ru
Genitive	*wak(k)reʀō	*wak(k)reʀō	*wak(k)reʀō
Dative	wak(k)rēm, wak(k)rum	wak(k)rēm, wak(k)rum	wak(k)rēm, wak(k)rum
Instrumental	wak(k)rēm, wak(k)rum	wak(k)rēm, wak(k)rum	wak(k)rēm, wak(k)rum

Derived terms

*wak(k)rōn

Descendants

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

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