vax

Icelandic

/vaxs/, /vaks/

noun

Definitions

wax

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse vax derived from Proto-Germanic *wahsą.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wahsą

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*woḱ-so- Proto-Indo-European
voks Norwegian Bokmål
*wahsą Proto-Germanic
vax Swedish
voks Norwegian Nynorsk
weax Old English
vax Old Norse
wahs Old High German
wahs Middle High German
Wuess Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
*wahs gmw-pro
vaha Estonian
*vaha Proto-Finnic
baks Cimbrian
wahs Old Saxon