Where does “voksing” come from?

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

voksing (Norwegian Nynorsk): waxing

Definitions

  1. waxing

Ancestry of “voksing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvokseto wax
2Norwegian Nynorskvokswax
3Old Norsevax—
4Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →Every word from Old Norse vax →