wacche
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wacch, watche, wetche
Etymology
From Old English wæċċe (“watch”),[1] from wæċċan (“to be awake; to keep watch”), from Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną (“to awaken, wake up”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“awake; lively; strong”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwat͡ʃ(ə)/
Noun
wacche
- wakefulness
- sleeplessness
- vigil, wake
- watch, lookout
Derived terms
- wacche word
Descendants
- English: watch
References
- “wacche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 February 2019.