Where does “Sachs” come from?
Sachs comes from German Sachsen, a region and people whose ultimate origin and meaning are unknown.
Sachs (English): Saxon
Ancestry of “Sachs”, step by step
Sachs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sachse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Sachse | Saxon a person from Saxony; Saxon a member of the... |
| 2 | Middle High German | Sahse | — |
| 3 | Old High German | Sahso | a Saxon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sahsō | a Saxon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sahsô | — |
via Middle High German sehs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sehs | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sehs | six |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “Sachs”