Where does “giwahsan” come from?
giwahsan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.
giwahsan (Old Saxon): grown; past participle of wahsan
Definitions
- grown; past participle of wahsan
Ancestry of “giwahsan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | wahsan | to grow; to increase |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 4 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |