Etymology

reawaken

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Today it means: To wake after an extended period of sleep. Full definition →

English awaken ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishawaken
  7. English todayreawaken

From re- + awaken.

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