Where does “Saxonem” come from?

Saxonem (Latin) comes from Proto-West Germanic sahs, from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “Saxonem”, step by step

Saxonem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic sahs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsahsdagger, knife
2Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Germanic *sahs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sahs—

Words derived from “Saxonem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sahs →