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Where does “Sachs” come from?

Sachs comes from German Sachsen, a region and people whose ultimate origin and meaning are unknown.

Sachs (English): Saxon

Definitions

  1. Saxon

Ancestry of “Sachs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSachseSaxon a person from Saxony; Saxon a member of the...
2Middle High GermanSahse—
3Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
4Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
5Proto-Germanicsahsô—

Words derived from “Sachs”

  • Sachsgate
  • Sax
  • 薩克斯
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