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

  1. to grow, to wax; to increase

Ancestry of “wassen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwassanto grow, to wax; to rise in level
2Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
3Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—

Words derived from “wassen”

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahsan →