Where does “Saxe” come from?
Saxe (English) comes from Dutch sas, from German Satz, from Middle High German saz, from Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Saxe (English): Saxony
Definitions
- Saxony
Ancestry of “Saxe”, step by step
Saxe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sas | good spirit; sluice; an explosive or highly... |
| 2 | German | Satz | sentence; proposition, theorem; set |
| 3 | Middle High German | saz | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | setzen | to set, place down |
| 5 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Middle French Saxe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Saxe | — |
| 2 | Latin | Saxonia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Saxō | A person from the Germanic tribal community of the Saxons |
| 4 | French | saxophone | saxophone; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | French | -phone | speaker of a specific language; something that... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |