wachsen.
to grow
Meaning & usage
to grow
Die Pflanze wächst schneller als ich dachte.
to grow, to increase
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German wahsen, from Old High German wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic *wahsan. Cognate with Low German wassen, Dutch wassen, West Frisian waakse, English wax, Danish vokse, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wahsjan).
to wax (to coath with wax)
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