English
Sayce
Sayce comes from Welsh Sais ‘Englishman’, from Latin Saxō ‘a person from the Germanic tribal community of…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sek-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sahsą‘dagger, knife’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sahs‘dagger, knife’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*Sahsō‘a Saxon’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESaxō‘a person from the Germanic tribal community of the Saxons’
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*Sėɨs‘Anglo-Saxon, Englishman’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500Seis‘Englishman, Saxon’
- Welshc. 1500–presentSais‘Englishman’
- EnglishtodaySayce
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sek-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sahsą‘dagger, knife’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sahs‘dagger, knife’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*Sahsō‘a Saxon’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESaxō‘a person from the Germanic tribal community of the Saxons’
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*Sėɨs‘Anglo-Saxon, Englishman’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500Seis‘Englishman, Saxon’
- Welshc. 1500–presentSais‘Englishman’
- EnglishtodaySayce
The story
Anglicized form of Welsh Sais (‘Englishman’), an ethnonymic surname.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’
sex, design, sign, risk, section, saw, ship, sexual, seal, segment, insect, scarlet, sack, sawyer, sickle, het, shingle, dissect, scythe, sich, seg, sedge, sigil, brassica, desiccation, desiccant, sain, 62 more
through Proto-West Germanic *sahs ‘dagger, knife’
Today it means
name A surname from Welsh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sek- / Sayce