wacche

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wacch, watche, wetche

Etymology

From Old English wæċċe (“watch”), 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

1. wakefulness
2. sleeplessness
3. vigil, wake
4. watch, lookout

Derived terms

• wacche word

Descendants

• English: watch