Where does “Saksonia-Anhalt” come from?
Saksonia-Anhalt (Polish) comes from German Sachsen-Anhalt, from German Sachsen, from Old High German Sahso, from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.
Ancestry of “Saksonia-Anhalt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sachsen-Anhalt | — |
| 2 | German | Sachsen | inflection of Sachse: ##... |
| 3 | Old High German | Sahso | a Saxon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sahsō | a Saxon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sahsô | — |