Where does “waxen” come from?
Waxen comes from Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- meaning to grow or increase.
waxen (English): Grown; alternative past participle of wax; plural...
Definitions
- Grown; alternative past participle of wax; plural...
Ancestry of “waxen”, step by step
waxen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English waxen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | waxen | To grow become larger |
| 2 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |