Where does “alasaksi” come from?

alasaksi (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.

alasaksi (Finnish): Low Saxon

Definitions

  1. Low Saxon

Ancestry of “alasaksi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaksiclaw of a crab; Third-person singular indicative...
2GermanSachseSaxon a person from Saxony; Saxon a member of the...
3Middle High GermanSahse—
4Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
5Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
6Proto-Germanicsahsô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sahsō →Every word from Old High German Sahso →