Where does “Seaxa” come from?

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

Seaxa (Old English): a Saxon; Saxon

Definitions

  1. a Saxon; Saxon

Ancestry of “Seaxa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Seaxa”

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