Where does “vaxtarrækt” come from?

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

vaxtarrækt (Icelandic): bodybuilding

Definitions

  1. bodybuilding

Ancestry of “vaxtarrækt”, step by step

vaxtarrækt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vöxtur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvöxturgrowth, increase; interest
2Old Norsevǫxtrgrowth, increase
3Proto-Germanicwahstuzsize, growth
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—

via Icelandic rækt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicræktcultivation; attention, care
2Proto-Germanicrōkiþōcare
3Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
4Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahstuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫxtr →