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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”

  • sagging
  • saggy
  • sagger
  • sagginess
  • saggily
  • saggingly
  • sag wagon
  • antisag
  • antisagging
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