Where does “saksanheisi” come from?

saksanheisi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Saksa, from Old High German Sahso, from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.

Ancestry of “saksanheisi”, step by step

saksanheisi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Saksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSaksaGermany; German
2Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
3Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
4Proto-Germanicsahsô—

via Finnish heisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheisiviburnum
2Proto-Finnic*häiciflower
3Proto-Germanic*saidôband, fetter
Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sahsō →Every word from Old High German Sahso →