Where does “Sussexer” come from?
Sussexer (English) comes from English Sussex, from Old English Seaxe, from Old English Seaxa, from Proto-West Germanic sahs, from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Sussexer (English): A native or inhabitant of Sussex
Definitions
- A native or inhabitant of Sussex
Ancestry of “Sussexer”, step by step
Sussexer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sussex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sussex | A placename |
| 2 | Old English | Seaxe | Saxons |
| 3 | Old English | Seaxa | a Saxon; Saxon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sahs | dagger, knife |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sahsą | a stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |