Words that come from Proto-Germanic “wahsą”

104 words across 33 languages descend from Proto-Germanic wahsą — including wax, waxwork, waxeth, earwax, waxwing, waxlike, dewaxing, candlewax.

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English (33)

Finnish (17)

German (7)

Norwegian Nynorsk (4)

Dutch (3)

Swedish (3)

Esperanto (3)

Norwegian Bokmål (3)

Icelandic (2)

Danish (2)

Russian (2)

Old English (2)

Middle English (2)

Old Danish (2)

Old Frisian (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Veps (1)

Old High German (1)

Vilamovian (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

German Low German (1)

Estonian (1)

Ingrian (1)

Karelian (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Old Norse (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Persian (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Proto-Finnic (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)