Where does “voksen” come from?

voksen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish voksen, from Old Norse vaxinn, from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

voksen (Norwegian Bokmål): adult, fully grown, grown-up; definite masculine...

Definitions

adult, fully grown, grown-up; definite masculine...

Ancestry of “voksen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	voksen	adult, grown-up; full-grown; definite singular of...
2	Old Norse	vaxinn	—
3	Old Norse	vaxa	to grow, increase
4	Proto-Germanic	wahsijaną	to grow
5	Indo-European	*h₂weks-	—

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Old Norse vaxa →