Where does “wax” come from?
Wax comes from Old English weaxan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, ultimately from the root h₂ug-.
wax (English): Beeswax; Earwax; Any oily, water-resistant...
Definitions
- Beeswax; Earwax; Any oily, water-resistant...
Ancestry of “wax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wax | — |
| 2 | Old English | weax | wax |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wahs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wahsą | wax |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | woḱ-so- | — |