Where does “Wachsmalstift” come from?

Wachsmalstift (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-.

Wachsmalstift (German): crayon

Definitions

  1. crayon

Ancestry of “Wachsmalstift”, step by step

Wachsmalstift 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 Malstift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMalstift—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →Every word from Old High German wahs →