Where does “savsmuld” come from?

savsmuld (Danish) comes from Danish sav, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

savsmuld (Danish): sawdust

Definitions

  1. sawdust

Ancestry of “savsmuld”, step by step

savsmuld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsava saw; imperative of save
2Old Norsesǫgsaw
3Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Danish smuld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsmulddust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →