Where does “vekse” come from?
vekse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.
vekse (Norwegian Nynorsk): to grow; to increase
Ancestry of “vekse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vaxa | to grow, increase |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 3 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |