Where does “Seaxe” come from?
Seaxe (Old English) comes from Old English Seaxa, from Proto-West Germanic sahs, from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Seaxe (Old English): Saxons
Ancestry of “Seaxe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | Seaxa | a Saxon; Saxon |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sahs | dagger, knife |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sahsą | a stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “Seaxe”