Where does “saks” come from?

saks (Danish) comes from Old Norse sax, from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

saks (Danish): pair of scissors; imperative of sakse

Definitions

  1. pair of scissors; imperative of sakse

Ancestry of “saks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaxa oneedged sword, a backsword; shears
2Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “saks”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsą →Every word from Old Norse sax →