Where does “voksen” come from?

voksen (Danish) comes from Old Norse vaxinn, from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

voksen (Danish): adult, grown-up; full-grown; definite singular of...

Definitions

  1. adult, grown-up; full-grown; definite singular of...

Ancestry of “voksen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevaxinn—
2Old Norsevaxato grow, increase
3Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—

Words derived from “voksen”

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Old Norse vaxa →