Where does “sag” come from?

Sag comes from Middle English saggen, of uncertain ultimate origin.

sag (English): The state of sinking or bending; a droop; The...

Definitions

  1. The state of sinking or bending; a droop; The...

Ancestry of “sag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsaggen—
2Middle Low Germansacken—
3Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

Words derived from “sag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Middle Low German sacken →