Where does “saga” come from?

Saga comes from Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, ultimately from the root sekʷ-.

saga (English): An Old Norse prose narrative, especially one...

Definitions

  1. An Old Norse prose narrative, especially one...

Ancestry of “saga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
2Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
4Proto-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 →