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Saxon

Postby William A Hupy » Mon May 29, 2023 8:52 am

The PIE root for Saxon, SEK meaning to cut, is now all over the place, in Germanic and Romance languages and geographically, as in Sussex and Wessex.

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Re: Saxon

Postby Slava » Mon May 29, 2023 11:10 am

And, by way of being an eponym, related to saxophone.
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Re: Saxon

Postby Dr. Goodword » Wed May 31, 2023 10:41 pm

So what is the relation between Saxon and "to cut"?
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