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Where does “wuessen” come from?

wuessen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wahsen, from Old High German wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

wuessen (Luxembourgish): to grow; to wax, to apply wax to

Definitions

  1. to grow; to wax, to apply wax to

Ancestry of “wuessen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwahsento grow
2Old High Germanwahsan—
3Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
4Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
5Indo-European*h₂weks-—

Words derived from “wuessen”

  • wuess
  • wuesst
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →