Where does “überwachsen” come from?
überwachsen (German) comes from German wachsen, from Middle High German wahsen, from Old High German wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.
überwachsen (German): overgrown; to overgrow
Ancestry of “überwachsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | wachsen | to grow; to grow, to increase; to wax |
| 2 | Middle High German | wahsen | to grow |
| 3 | Old High German | wahsan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 6 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |