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

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “Soaks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansax—
2Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsą →Every word from Old Frisian sax →