Westseaxa

Old English

noun

Definitions

a West Saxon (someone from Wessex)
(in the plural) the West Saxons, Wessex

Etymology

Affix from Old English west (west) + Old English Seaxa (a Saxon, Saxon).

Origin

Old English

Seaxa

Gloss

a Saxon, Saxon

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Wesley English
West Ham English
ouest French
*westrą Proto-Germanic
Seaxa Old English
Seaxisc Old English
west Old English
west Middle English
ouest Old French
west Old French
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