Where does “Angelsachse” come from?

Angelsachse (German) comes from German Sachse, from Middle High German Sahse, from Old High German Sahso, from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.

Angelsachse (German): Anglo-Saxon male or unspecified sex member of the Anglo-Saxon tribal group

Definitions

  1. Anglo-Saxon male or unspecified sex member of the Anglo-Saxon tribal group

Ancestry of “Angelsachse”, step by step

Angelsachse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sachse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSachseSaxon a person from Saxony; Saxon a member of the...
2Middle High GermanSahse—
3Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
4Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
5Proto-Germanicsahsô—

via German angel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanangelsingular imperative of angeln
2Middle High Germanangelfishing rod
3Old High Germanangulfish hook, sting
4Proto-Germanicangulazhook; prickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve

Words derived from “Angelsachse”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sahsō →Every word from Old High German Sahso →