Etymology Explorer
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Where does “wahs” come from?
wahs (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.
Ancestry of “wahs”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
wahsą
wax
2
Proto-Indo-European
woḱ-so-
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Words derived from “wahs”
wax
waxy
waxen
waxwork
waxeth
earwax
waxwing
waxlike
dewaxing
candlewax
nonwaxy
waxer
waxiness
waxbill
waxless
waxworm
waxberry
waxflower
waxworker
paddywhack
waxest
rewax
waxily
dewax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →