Where does “vöxtur” come from?

vöxtur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vǫxtr, from Proto-Germanic wahstuz, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

vöxtur (Icelandic): growth, increase; interest

Definitions

  1. growth, increase; interest

Ancestry of “vöxtur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫxtrgrowth, increase
2Proto-Germanicwahstuzsize, growth
3Indo-European*h₂weks-—

Words derived from “vöxtur”

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahstuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫxtr →