Where does “Wachskerze” come from?

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

Wachskerze (German): wax candle

Definitions

  1. wax candle

Ancestry of “Wachskerze”, step by step

Wachskerze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wachs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWachswax; cere
2Middle High Germanwahswax
3Old High Germanwahswax
4Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—

via German kerze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankerzecandle
2Middle High Germankerze—
3Old High Germankerza—

Words derived from “Wachskerze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →