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Where does “Saxones” come from?

Saxones (Late Latin) comes from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.

Ancestry of “Saxones”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
2Proto-Germanicsahsô—

Words derived from “Saxones”

  • Saxon
  • Saxon
Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsô →