Where does “framesaw” come from?

framesaw (English) comes from English frame, from Middle English frame, from Old Norse frami, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

framesaw (English): A kind of saw consisting of a narrow flexible...

Definitions

  1. A kind of saw consisting of a narrow flexible...

Ancestry of “framesaw”, step by step

framesaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishframeTo fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make...
2Middle Englishframe
3Old Norseframiadvancement
4Old Norseframforward, forth
5Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
6Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English saw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsawA tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard...
2Middle EnglishsaweAlternative form of sauf
3Old Englishsagasaw; saying; statement; story, tale; narrative
4Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
5Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-