Where does “*sahs” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*sahs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*sahs”

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