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

  1. grow; increase in size; grow; sprout

Ancestry of “växa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevaxato grow, increase
2Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
3Indo-European*h₂weks-—

Words derived from “växa”

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Old Norse vaxa →