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Where does “Wessex” come from?

Wessex (Middle English) comes from Old English Westseaxan.

Ancestry of “Wessex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishWestseaxan—

Words derived from “Wessex”

  • Wessex
  • Wessexian
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