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

  1. grown; past participle of wahsan

Ancestry of “giwahsan”, step by step

giwahsan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon wahsan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwahsanto grow; to increase
2Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
3Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahsan →