Where does “Soaks” come from?
Soaks (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sax, from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Soaks (Saterland Frisian): knife
Ancestry of “Soaks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | sax | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sahsą | a stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |