Where does “zaagtand” come from?

zaagtand (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaag, 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.

zaagtand (Dutch): A sawtooth

Definitions

  1. A sawtooth

Ancestry of “zaagtand”, step by step

zaagtand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zaag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzaagsaw; nagger, whiner
2Middle Dutchsage—
3Old Dutchsagastory
4Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
5Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Dutch tand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtandnatural tooth, more specifically incisor;...
2Middle Dutchtant—
3Old Dutchtanttooth
4Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
5Proto-Germanictanþstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “zaagtand”

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