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 |
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| 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- | — |