sax

(Englisch)

sax, short sword, dagger

Frequenz

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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/sɑks/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Borrowed, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“stone chip, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). The word also existed in the sixteenth century, but became obsolete and was borrowed again.

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