Where does “wassen” come from?
wassen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.
wassen (Middle Dutch): to grow, to wax; to increase
Definitions
- to grow, to wax; to increase
Ancestry of “wassen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 4 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |