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

Definitions

  1. overgrown; to overgrow

Ancestry of “überwachsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwachsento grow; to grow, to increase; to wax
2Middle High Germanwahsento grow
3Old High Germanwahsanto grow
4Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
5Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
6Indo-European*h₂weks-—
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahsan →