Where does “växa” come from?
växa (Swedish) comes from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.
växa (Swedish): grow; increase in size; grow; sprout
Definitions
- grow; increase in size; grow; sprout
Ancestry of “växa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vaxa | to grow, increase |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 3 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |
Words derived from “växa”