Where does “Ealdseaxan” come from?

Ealdseaxan (Old English) comes from Old English eald, from Old English feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ealdseaxan (Old English): the continental Saxons

Definitions

  1. the continental Saxons

Ancestry of “Ealdseaxan”, step by step

Ealdseaxan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealdold; ancient; original
2Old Englishfeldfield
3Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
4Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Old English Seaxan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishSeaxanthe Saxons
2Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
3Proto-Germanicsahsô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →
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