English Explanatory Dictionary

wacken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Watchful.
  2. Lively; sharp; wanton.

Word forms

wacken more wacken most wacken

Etymology

From Middle English waken, from Old English wacen, ġewacen, from Proto-Germanic *wakanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wakaną (“to wake, be awake, arise”), equivalent to wake + -en (past participle ending).

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