Where does “Wachsfigürlein” come from?

Wachsfigürlein (German) comes from German Wachsfigur, from German Wachs, from Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

Ancestry of “Wachsfigürlein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWachsfigurwax figure
2GermanWachswax; cere
3Middle High Germanwahswax
4Old High Germanwahswax
5Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →Every word from Old High German wahs →