Where does “wæx” come from?

wæx (Old English) comes from Old English weax, from Proto-West Germanic wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

wæx (Old English): Alternative form of weax

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of weax

Ancestry of “wæx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweaxwax
2Proto-West Germanicwahs
3Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wahs
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