Where does “wichsen” come from?

wichsen (German) comes from Old High German wahsen, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

wichsen (German): to wax; to beat; to hit; to pound; to masturbate;...

Definitions

  1. to wax; to beat; to hit; to pound; to masturbate;...

Ancestry of “wichsen”, step by step

wichsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German wahsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwahsento wax
2Old High Germanwahswax
3Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-

via Middle High German wihsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwihsen

Words derived from “wichsen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsąEvery word from Old High German wahs
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