Where does “Wachskerzlein” come from?

Wachskerzlein (German) comes from German Wachskerze, 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 “Wachskerzlein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWachskerzewax candle
2GermanWachswax; cere
3Middle High Germanwahswax
4Old High Germanwahswax
5Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
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