Where does “sag” come from?
sag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zacht, from Middle Dutch sachte, from Old Dutch sāfti, from Proto-West Germanic samftī, from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-.
sag (Afrikaans): soft
Ancestry of “sag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zacht | soft; gentle; mild |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sachte | soft; mild; smooth |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sāfti | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | samftī | level, even, smooth, soft, gentle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sóm-tu- | — |