Where does “wahße” come from?

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

wahße (Central Franconian): to grow; to become larger

Definitions

  1. to grow; to become larger

Ancestry of “wahße”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wahße”

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahsan →