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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*sahsą

4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *sahsą, most common first.

saxA knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length.
SaxonA member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.
SaxeA German albumenized paper used in photography.
zaxA tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.