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[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm guessing saksa is more like the others and based on the Saxon people that once lived there rather than the modern region named for the same

[–] clucose@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They‘re still living there.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i didn't mean to imply they weren't, just that the name was derived from the people not the region.

[–] clucose@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

And I made a silly joke. 🙂