Where does “Nordsachsen” come from?

Nordsachsen (German) comes from German nord, from Middle High German nort, from Old High German nord, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

Ancestry of “Nordsachsen”, step by step

Nordsachsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannordthe north (used without article; a short form of Norden)
2Middle High Germannort—
3Old High Germannordnorth
4Proto-West Germanic*norþrnorthern, northernly
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via German Sachsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSachseninflection of Sachse: ##...
2Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
3Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
4Proto-Germanicsahsô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *norþr →