Where does “Itä-Saksa” come from?
Itä-Saksa (Finnish) comes from Finnish Saksa, from Old High German Sahso, from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.
Ancestry of “Itä-Saksa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Saksa | Germany; German |
| 2 | Old High German | Sahso | a Saxon |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sahsō | a Saxon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sahsô | — |
Words derived from “Itä-Saksa”