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Etymology · Proto-West Germanic

*sahs

3 English words descend from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, 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.
zaxA tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.