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Where does “wahsanaz” come from?
wahsanaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.
Ancestry of “wahsanaz”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
wahsijaną
to grow
2
Indo-European
*h₂weks-
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Words derived from “wahsanaz”
weaxen
ġeweaxen
unweaxen
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →
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