Where does “Wachs” come from?
Wachs (German) comes from Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.
Wachs (German): wax; cere
Ancestry of “Wachs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wahs | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wahs | wax |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wahsą | wax |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | woḱ-so- | — |
Words derived from “Wachs”