Where does “zag” come from?

zag (English) comes from English Zigzag, from French zigzag, from German Zickzack, from Italian zigzagare, from Russian зигза́г — zigzag.

zag (English): One of a series of sharp turns or reversals;...

Definitions

  1. One of a series of sharp turns or reversals;...

Ancestry of “zag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZigzagA line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions
2Frenchzigzagzigzag
3GermanZickzackzigzag
4Italianzigzagareintransitive; to zigzag; to walk in a zigzag...
5Russianзигза́гzigzag

Words derived from “zag”

Every word from Russian зигза́г →