Where does “bivoks” come from?

bivoks (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål voks, from Danish voks, from Old Danish wox, from Old Norse vax, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

bivoks (Norwegian Bokmål): <br>; beeswax

Definitions

  1. <br>; beeswax

Ancestry of “bivoks”, step by step

bivoks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål voks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvokswax; imperative of vokse
2Danishvokswax
3Old Danishwox—
4Old Norsevax—
5Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—

via Norwegian Bokmål bie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbiea bee; or <br>; to wait
2Old Norsebýbee
3Proto-Germanicbiją—
4Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →Every word from Old Norse vax →