Where does “Saksi-Anhalt” come from?
Saksi-Anhalt (Finnish) comes from Finnish saksi, from German Sachse, from Middle High German Sahse, from Old High German Sahso, from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.
Saksi-Anhalt (Finnish): Saxony-Anhalt
Definitions
- Saxony-Anhalt
Ancestry of “Saksi-Anhalt”, step by step
Saksi-Anhalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saksi | claw of a crab; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | German | Sachse | Saxon a person from Saxony; Saxon a member of the... |
| 3 | Middle High German | Sahse | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Sahso | a Saxon |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sahsō | a Saxon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sahsô | — |
via German Anhalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anhalt | indication |