Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sahsą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsɑx.sɑ̃/

    Noun

    *sahsą n

    1. a stone chip used for cutting
    2. dagger, knife

    Inflection

    Declension of *sahsą (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *sahsą *sahsō
    vocative *sahsą *sahsō
    accusative *sahsą *sahsō
    genitive *sahsas, *sahsis *sahsǫ̂
    dative *sahsai *sahsamaz
    instrumental *sahsō *sahsamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *sahs
      • Old English: seax, sex — West Saxon, syx, sex
        • Middle English: sax, sexe, sex, sæx, seax
          • English: sax; zax
          • Scots: saks; sax (verb) (through confluence with Norse form)
        • → English: seax (learned)
      • Old Frisian: sax
        • North Frisian: sax
        • Saterland Frisian: Soaks
      • Old Saxon: sahs
      • Old Dutch: sas
        • Middle Dutch: sas
          • Dutch: zas (archaic)
      • Old High German: sahs
    • Old Norse: sax
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