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Where does “riftsawn” come from?

riftsawn (English) comes from English sawn, 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.

riftsawn (English): Sawn radially, so the annual rings are at an...

Definitions

  1. Sawn radially, so the annual rings are at an...

Ancestry of “riftsawn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsawnpast participle of saw; past participle of see;...
2EnglishsawA tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard...
3Middle EnglishsaweAlternative form of sauf
4Old Englishsagasaw; saying; statement; story, tale; narrative
5Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
6Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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