Where does “sax” come from?

sax (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “sax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sax”

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