Where does “Sachsen-Anhalt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Sachsen-Anhalt”, step by step

Sachsen-Anhalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sachsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSachseninflection of Sachse: ##...
2Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
3Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
4Proto-Germanicsahsô—

via German Anhalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnhaltindication

Words derived from “Sachsen-Anhalt”

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