Where does “voksealder” come from?

voksealder (Danish) comes from Danish vokse, from Danish voks, from Old Danish wox, from Old Norse vax, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

voksealder (Danish): that part of puberty in which one grows quickly

Definitions

  1. that part of puberty in which one grows quickly

Ancestry of “voksealder”, step by step

voksealder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vokse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvokseto grow; to grow into, become; to wax
2Danishvokswax
3Old Danishwox—
4Old Norsevax—
5Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—

via Danish alder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishalderage
2Old Danishaldær—
3Old Norsealdrage
4Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →Every word from Old Norse vax →