Where does “emporwachsen” come from?

emporwachsen (German) comes from German wachsen, from Middle High German wahsen, from Old High German wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

emporwachsen (German): to grow upwards

Definitions

  1. to grow upwards

Ancestry of “emporwachsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwachsento grow; to grow, to increase; to wax
2Middle High Germanwahsento grow
3Old High Germanwahsanto grow
4Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
5Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
6Indo-European*h₂weks-—
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →