Where does “voksing” come from?

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

voksing (Norwegian Bokmål): waxing

Definitions

  1. waxing

Ancestry of “voksing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvokseto grow; to wax
2Danishvokseto grow; to grow into, become; to wax
3Danishvokswax
4Old Danishwox—
5Old Norsevax—
6Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →Every word from Old Norse vax →