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
Ancestry of “wassen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | wahsan | to grow; to increase |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 4 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |