Where does “vekst” come from?

vekst (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vǫxtr, from Proto-Germanic wahstuz, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

vekst (Norwegian Nynorsk): growth; a plant

Definitions

  1. growth; a plant

Ancestry of “vekst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫxtrgrowth, increase
2Proto-Germanicwahstuzsize, growth
3Indo-European*h₂weks-—

Words derived from “vekst”

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahstuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫxtr →
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