waxen
English
adj
Definitions
- (UK) Grown.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English waxen inherited from Old English weaxen (made of wax, waxen) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaz, *wahsijaną (increase, grow, wax) affix from English wax (increase, grow, fit of anger, soft oily substance, become).
Origin
English
wax
Gloss
increase, grow, fit of anger, soft oily substance, become
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- candlewax English
- dewax English
- earthwax English
- earwax English
- forthwax English
- forwax English
- grave wax English
- half-waxen English
- histowax English
- overwax English
- rewax English
- sealwax English
- wax English
- wax-resist English
- waxability English
- waxable English
- waxathon English
- waxberry English
- waxbill English
- waxbird English
- waxcap English
- waxer English
- waxest English
- waxeth English
- waxflower English
- waxie English
- waxish English
- waxless English
- waxlight English
- waxlike English
- waxplant English
- waxplay English
- waxpod English
- waxweed English
- waxwing English
- waxwork English
- waxworker English
- waxworm English
- waxy English
- whitewax English
- Wachs German
- *h₂weg- Proto-Indo-European
- *wahsanaz Proto-Germanic
- *wahsijaną Proto-Germanic
- geweaxen Old English
- weaxan Old English
- weaxen Old English
- half-waxen Middle English
- wax Middle English
- waxen Middle English
- vaxa Old Norse
- wahsan Old High German
- vaksa Faroese
- 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wahsan gmw-pro
- wassan Old Dutch
- waxa Old Frisian
- vaksa Gutnish
- wax
- waxy
- waxer
- waxie
- rewax
- dewax
- waxish
- waxest
- earwax
- waxeth
- forwax
- waxcap
- waxpod
- waxbill
- waxlike
- sealwax
- waxbird
- waxable
- waxplay
- overwax
- waxworm
- waxless
- waxweed
- waxwork
- waxwing
- whitewax
- forthwax
- histowax
- waxplant
- waxberry
- waxlight
- earthwax
- waxathon
- waxworker
- candlewax
- waxflower
- grave wax
- wax-resist
- half-waxen
- waxability