Where does “sahs” come from?

sahs (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sahs (Old High German): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “sahs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsą →