Etymology Explorer
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Where does “vax” come from?
vax (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.
Ancestry of “vax”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
wahsą
wax
2
Proto-Indo-European
woḱ-so-
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Words derived from “vax”
vax
vax
voks
wox
wax
vaxa
voks
vaxlitur
vaxkaka
kabelvax
vokse
bivoks
bivax
vaxartad
vaxdocka
vokslys
öronvax
ørevoks
vokse
voksing
voks
bivoks
vokse
bivoks
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →