Waking
/ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/noun
The state or act of being awake; not asleep.
Did you know?“Wake” and “waking” ultimately descend from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to be strong or lively,” which is why wakefulness has always been linked to power, not just consciousness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weǵ-
“to be strong, lively, or active”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wakōną
“to be awake, watch”
Old English
OE
wacan
“to become awake, arise, spring up”
Old English
OE
wæcnan
“to awake, arise, be born”
Middle English
ME
wak(en)
“to remain awake or watchful”
Modern English
English
waking
“being awake; the state of not sleeping”