Where does “växt” come from?

växt (Swedish) comes from Old Norse vǫxtr, from Proto-Germanic wahstuz, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

växt (Swedish): plant, vegetable; growth, size, length

Definitions

  1. plant, vegetable; growth, size, length

Ancestry of “växt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫxtrgrowth, increase
2Proto-Germanicwahstuzsize, growth
3Indo-European*h₂weks-—

Words derived from “växt”

Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahstuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫxtr →