Where does “weaxen” come from?

weaxen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wahsanaz, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

weaxen (Old English): past participle of weaxan; waxen, made of wax

Definitions

  1. past participle of weaxan; waxen, made of wax

Ancestry of “weaxen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “weaxen”

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