Where does “sax” come from?
sax (Scots) comes from Middle English sex, from Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sax (Scots): six
Ancestry of “sax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sex | sex; Alternative form of sax; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Middle English | six | six |
| 3 | Old English | six | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |