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

  1. adult

Ancestry of “vaksen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevaxinn—
2Old Norsevaxato grow, increase
3Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Old Norse vaxa →