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English word origin

Etymology of waxen

From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to wax, grow, increase”), equivalent to wax + -en (past participle ending).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

alternative past participle of wax.

adj

Grown.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to wax, grow, increase”), equivalent to wax + -en (past participle ending).

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  • Inherited-form mentionwaxenenm
  • Inherited-form mentionweaxenang
  • Inherited-form mention*wahsanazgem-pro
  • Derivation mention*wahsijanągem-pro · to wax, grow, increase
  • Word-formation componentwaxen
  • Word-formation component-enen
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

plural simple present of wax

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Equivalent to wax + -en (plural simple present ending).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
adj

Made of or covered with wax. · Of or pertaining to wax. · Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy. · Easily molded, influenced, or bent; yielding, impressible.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English waxen (“made of wax”), from Old English weaxen (“waxen, made of wax”), equivalent to wax + -en (“made of”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionwaxenenm · made of wax
  • Inherited-form mentionweaxenang · waxen, made of wax
  • Word-formation componentwaxen
  • Word-formation component-enen · made of

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