Where does “Шокац” come from?

Шокац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Sachse, from Middle High German Sahse, from Old High German Sahso, from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.

Шокац (Serbo-Croatian): a member of a South Slavic ethnic group identified with Croats of Slavonia, Baranya and Syrmia

Definitions

  1. a member of a South Slavic ethnic group identified with Croats of Slavonia, Baranya and Syrmia

Ancestry of “Шокац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSachseSaxon a person from Saxony; Saxon a member of the...
2Middle High GermanSahse—
3Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
4Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
5Proto-Germanicsahsô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sahsō →Every word from Old High German Sahso →