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