Where does “vaxartad” come from?

vaxartad (Swedish) comes from Swedish vax, from Old Norse vax, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

vaxartad (Swedish): waxy, waxlike

Definitions

  1. waxy, waxlike

Ancestry of “vaxartad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvaxwax
2Old Norsevax—
3Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →Every word from Old Norse vax →