Where does “Saxon” come from?
Saxon (Old French) comes from Late Latin Saxones, from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.
Saxon (Old French): Saxon
Ancestry of “Saxon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | Saxones | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sahsō | a Saxon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sahsô | — |
Words derived from “Saxon”