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