English
Saxish
Saxish comes from Old English *Seaxisc ‘Saxon’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *sahsiskaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sahsiskazreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*Seaxisc‘Saxon’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Saxish
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sahsiskazreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*Seaxisc‘Saxon’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Saxish
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Inherited from Middle English Saxish, from Old English *Seaxisc (attested in Sūþseaxisċ), from Proto-Germanic *sahsiskaz.
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *sahsiskaz
Today it means
adj Saxon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *sahsiskaz / Saxish