Where does “zax” come from?

zax (English) comes from Middle English Sax, from Old English seax, from Proto-West Germanic sahs, from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

zax (English): A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare...

Definitions

  1. A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare...

Ancestry of “zax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishSaxa knife
2Old Englishseaxknife, dagger
3Proto-West Germanicsahsdagger, knife
4Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “zax”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sahs →