Where does “sage” come from?

sage (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch saghe, from Old Dutch saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sage (Dutch): story of heraldry and valor, a saga

Definitions

  1. story of heraldry and valor, a saga

Ancestry of “sage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsaghe—
2Old Dutchsagastory
3Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
4Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →