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[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months 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 6 months ago (1 children)

They‘re still living there.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months 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 6 months ago

And I made a silly joke. 🙂