Old English wæcnan

← Old English wacan (mention)

← Old English wacian (mention)

← Danish vågne (cognate)

← German wachen (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *waknaną (inherited)

← Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽 (cognate)

← Old Norse vakna (cognate)

→ English waken (inherited)

→ English awaken (mention)

→ Old English onwæcnan (prefix)

→ Middle English waknen (inherited)