Where does “sächseln” come from?

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

sächseln (German): to speak or sound (ober-)sächsisch (like one is from Saxony)

Definitions

  1. to speak or sound (ober-)sächsisch (like one is from Saxony)

Ancestry of “sächseln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSachseSaxon a person from Saxony; Saxon a member of the...
2Middle High GermanSahse—
3Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
4Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
5Proto-Germanicsahsô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sahsō →Every word from Old High German Sahso →