Where does “weaxan” come from?

weaxan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

weaxan (Old English): to grow

Definitions

  1. to grow

Ancestry of “weaxan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
2Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
3Indo-European*h₂weks-—

Words derived from “weaxan”

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahsan →