wachen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to be awake
  2. (weak) to watch, to guard

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaχən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German wachen, from Old High German wahhēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną. Cognate to English wake.

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