Where does “Wass” come from?

Wass (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German was, from Old Saxon wahs, from Proto-West Germanic wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

Wass (German Low German): wax

Definitions

  1. wax

Ancestry of “Wass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwas—
2Old Saxonwahs—
3Proto-West Germanicwahs—
4Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahs →