Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "knife" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsSaskia(Dutch) Saxon(English) Saskia(German) Sahsa, Saxa(Germanic) Surname DescendantSachs(German) Place Name DescendantsSaxony(English) Saksa(Finnish) Sachsen(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 421. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 312.