vöxtur
Icelandic
/ˈvœkstʏr/
noun
Definitions
- growth, increase
- (in the plural) interest
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse vǫxtr (growth) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wahstuz (development, stature, build, growth).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wahstuz
Gloss
development, stature, build, growth
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
建
Emoji
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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
- *h₂weg-s-, *h₂weg- Proto-Indo-European
- vekst Norwegian Bokmål
- *wahstuz Proto-Germanic
- växt Swedish
- ウエスト Japanese
- vekst Norwegian Nynorsk
- vokster Norwegian Nynorsk
- *wǣst Old English
- waste Middle English
- vǫxtr Old Norse
- vækst Danish
- rækt Icelandic
- vaxtarrækt Icelandic
- vøkstur Faroese
- weskot Malay
- 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 Gothic