Where does “vokse” come from?
vokse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish vokse, from Danish voks, from Old Danish wox, from Old Norse vax, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.
vokse (Norwegian Bokmål): to grow; to wax
Definitions
- to grow; to wax
Ancestry of “vokse”, step by step
vokse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish vokse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vokse | to grow; to grow into, become; to wax |
| 2 | Danish | voks | wax |
| 3 | Old Danish | wox | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vax | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wahsą | wax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | woḱ-so- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål voks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | voks | wax; imperative of vokse |