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Where does “Sachse” come from?

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

Sachse (German): Saxon a person from Saxony; Saxon a member of the...

Definitions

  1. Saxon a person from Saxony; Saxon a member of the...

Ancestry of “Sachse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanSahse—
2Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
3Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
4Proto-Germanicsahsô—

Words derived from “Sachse”

  • obersächsisch
  • altsächsisch
  • sächsisch
  • saksi
  • alasaksi
  • Saksisch
  • Oudsaksisch
  • Saks
  • Middelsaksisch
  • Šokac
  • Шокац
Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsô →