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Where does “wahsą” come from?

wahsą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

wahsą (Proto-Germanic): wax

Definitions

  1. wax

Ancestry of “wahsą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—

Words derived from “wahsą”

  • wax
  • waxwork
  • waxeth
  • earwax
  • waxwing
  • waxlike
  • dewaxing
  • candlewax
  • waxer
  • waxbill
  • waxless
  • waxworm
  • waxberry
  • waxflower
  • waxworker
  • waxest
  • rewax
  • dewax
  • waxable
  • overwax
  • waxplant
  • hydrodewaxing
  • grave wax
  • waxcap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →