Proto-Indo-European

*weǵ-

‘to be lively, awake’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-.

22 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-, most familiar first.

• wait ← waiten ← waiter ← *wahtwēn ← *wahtu
• surveillance ← surveiller ← surveillier ← veillier ← *viglāre
• awake ← awaken ← āwacan ← wacan ← *wakan
• vegetation ← vegetatio ← vegetō
• waiter
• vigorous ← vigoros ← vigor ← vigeō
• awaken ← awakenen ← awæcnan ← *uʀ- ← *uz-
• vigilant ← vigilans ← vigilare ← vigil ← *weglis
• vigil ← vigile ← vigile ← vigilia ← *weglis
• vigour ← vigor ← vigeō
• invigorate ← invigōrātus
• waken ← waknen ← wæcnan ← *waknaną

More words from *weǵ-

• reveille
• waker
• vajra
• wacken
• invigilator
• vigia
• invigilate
• vegete
• vigoroso
• vigilate

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-