Where does “læceseax” come from?

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

læceseax (Old English): scalpel

Definitions

  1. scalpel

Ancestry of “læceseax”, step by step

læceseax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English seax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseaxknife, dagger
2Proto-West Germanicsahsdagger, knife
3Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Old English lǣċe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlǣċedoctor, physician; blood-sucking worm; muddy...
2Proto-West Germaniclākīdoctor, physician
3Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sahs →