weaxan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to grow
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (increase, grow, wax) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (increase, enlarge, add, grow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂weg-
Gloss
increase, enlarge, add, grow
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
殖
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- shirtwaist English
- shirtwaister English
- waist English
- waist bag English
- waist overalls English
- waistband English
- waistbelt English
- waistboat English
- waistcloth English
- waistcoat English
- waisted English
- waister English
- waisting English
- waistless English
- waistline English
- waistlong English
- *h₂weg- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wég-s-os, *h₂wég-s-es- Proto-Indo-European
- vokse Norwegian Bokmål
- *wahsanaz Proto-Germanic
- *wahsaną Proto-Germanic
- *wahsijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wahsijaną, *wahsaną Proto-Germanic
- *wahstuz Proto-Germanic
- *wōkraz Proto-Germanic
- växa Swedish
- ウエスト Japanese
- veksa Norwegian Nynorsk
- vekse Norwegian Nynorsk
- forweaxan Old English
- geweaxan Old English
- ओजस् Sanskrit
- वक्षति Sanskrit
- forwaxen Middle English
- waste Middle English
- féarúil Irish
- vaxa Old Norse
- vaxa Icelandic
- wahsan Old High German
- feur-itheach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- vaksa Faroese
- weskot Malay
- wahsen Middle High German
- 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- וואַקסן Yiddish
- *wahsan gmw-pro
- wassan Old Dutch
- *wegrom Proto-Celtic
- ojā Pali
- *Hwakš- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *Háwǰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- giwahsan Old Saxon
- wahsan Old Saxon
- *Hwákṣati Proto-Indo-Aryan
- waakse Western Frisian
- waxa Old Frisian
- wassen Low German
- 𑀑𑀬 Maharastri Prakrit
- wahße Central Franconian
- waxæ Old Danish
- vuğsa Scanian
- vaksa Gutnish