Where does “folwoeksene” come from?

folwoeksene (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian folwoeksen, from West Frisian waakse, from Old Frisian waxa, from Somali wax — something.

folwoeksene (West Frisian): adult

Definitions

  1. adult

Ancestry of “folwoeksene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianfolwoeksenadult
2West Frisianwaakseto increase, to grow
3Old Frisianwaxa—
4Somaliwaxsomething
Every word from Somali wax →Every word from Old Frisian waxa →Every word from West Frisian waakse →
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