Where does “wåchsn” come from?

wåchsn (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German wahsen, from Old High German wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

wåchsn (Bavarian): to [[grow]

Definitions

  1. to [[grow]

Ancestry of “wåchsn”, step by step

wåchsn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wahsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwahsento grow
2Old High Germanwahsanto grow
3Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
4Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
5Indo-European*h₂weks-—

via Old High German wahsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwahsento wax
2Old High Germanwahswax
3Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahsan →