Where does “Sachsen” come from?

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

Sachsen (German): inflection of Sachse: ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of Sachse: ##...

Ancestry of “Sachsen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Sachsen”

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