Where does “wahsen” come from?
wahsen (Old High German) comes from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.
wahsen (Old High German): to wax
Ancestry of “wahsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | wahs | wax |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wahsą | wax |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | woḱ-so- | — |
Words derived from “wahsen”