Where does “zusammenwachsen” come from?

zusammenwachsen (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-.

zusammenwachsen (German): to coalesce

Definitions

  1. to coalesce

Ancestry of “zusammenwachsen”, step by step

zusammenwachsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wachsen

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-—

via German zusammen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzusammentogether, jointly
2Middle High Germanzesamenetogether
3Old High Germanzisamanetogether
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahsan →