Where does “zaag” come from?

zaag (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sage, 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.

zaag (Dutch): saw; nagger, whiner

Definitions

  1. saw; nagger, whiner

Ancestry of “zaag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsage—
2Old Dutchsagastory
3Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
4Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “zaag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →