Where does “vækst” come from?

vækst (Danish) comes from Old Norse vǫxtr, from Proto-Germanic wahstuz, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

vækst (Danish): growth of growing organisms

Definitions

  1. growth of growing organisms

Ancestry of “vækst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫxtrgrowth, increase
2Proto-Germanicwahstuzsize, growth
3Indo-European*h₂weks-—
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahstuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫxtr →