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[–] thedirtyknapkin 11 points 1 month 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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They‘re still living there.

[–] thedirtyknapkin 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

And I made a silly joke. 🙂