Where does “wahsen” come from?

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

wahsen (Middle High German): to grow

Definitions

  1. to grow

Ancestry of “wahsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwahsanto grow
2Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
3Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—

Words derived from “wahsen”

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