Where does “vaxinn” come from?

vaxinn (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

Ancestry of “vaxinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevaxato grow, increase
2Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
3Indo-European*h₂weks-—

Words derived from “vaxinn”

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Old Norse vaxa →