Where does “ice-saw” come from?
ice-saw (English) comes from English saw, from Middle English sawe, from Old English 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.
ice-saw (English): A large saw for cutting through ice to free ships, etc
Definitions
- A large saw for cutting through ice to free ships, etc
Ancestry of “ice-saw”, step by step
ice-saw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English saw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saw | A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard... |
| 2 | Middle English | sawe | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | saga | saw; saying; statement; story, tale; narrative |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sagā | story |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |