Where does “wassen” come from?

wassen (Low German) comes from Old Saxon wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

wassen (Low German): to wax, grow

Definitions

  1. to wax, grow

Ancestry of “wassen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwahsanto grow; to increase
2Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
3Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahsan →