Where does “waxworker” come from?
waxworker (English) comes from English wax, from Middle English wax, from Old English weax, from Proto-West Germanic wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.
waxworker (English): A worker in the wax industry; An artist who makes...
Definitions
- A worker in the wax industry; An artist who makes...
Ancestry of “waxworker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wax | Beeswax; Earwax; Any oily, water-resistant... |
| 2 | Middle English | wax | — |
| 3 | Old English | weax | wax |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wahs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wahsą | wax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | woḱ-so- | — |