Where does “saks” come from?

saks (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sǫx, from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

saks (Norwegian Bokmål): scissors

Definitions

  1. scissors

Ancestry of “saks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesǫxscissors; plural of {{m|non|sax}}
2Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsą →Every word from Old Norse sǫx →