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

  1. Beeswax; Earwax; Any oily, water-resistant...

Ancestry of “wax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwaxwax beeswax, sealing wax, etc
2Old Englishweaxwax
3Proto-West Germanicwahs—
4Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—

Words derived from “wax”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahs →