Where does “scierseax” come from?

scierseax (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.

scierseax (Old English): razor

Definitions

  1. razor

Ancestry of “scierseax”, step by step

scierseax 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 sċieran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċieranto cut
2Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scierseax”

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