Where does “zaagtandgolf” come from?

zaagtandgolf (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaagtand, 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.

zaagtandgolf (Dutch): sawtooth wave

Definitions

  1. sawtooth wave

Ancestry of “zaagtandgolf”, step by step

zaagtandgolf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zaagtand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzaagtandA sawtooth
2Dutchzaagsaw; nagger, whiner
3Middle Dutchsage—
4Old Dutchsagastory
5Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
6Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Dutch golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgolfwave; gulf; golf
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →