Where does “vaksen” come from?

vaksen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vaxinn, from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

vaksen (Norwegian Nynorsk): adult

Definitions

adult

Ancestry of “vaksen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	vaxinn	—
2	Old Norse	vaxa	to grow, increase
3	Proto-Germanic	wahsijaną	to grow
4	Indo-European	*h₂weks-	—

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →