Where does “vaksa” come from?
vaksa (Gutnish) comes from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.
vaksa (Gutnish): to grow
Ancestry of “vaksa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vaxa | to grow, increase |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 3 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |