Where does “skaldsøga” come from?

skaldsøga (Faroese) comes from Faroese søga, from Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

skaldsøga (Faroese): novel

Definitions

  1. novel

Ancestry of “skaldsøga”, step by step

skaldsøga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese søga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesøgastory, saga, tale; history; science of history
2Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
3Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Faroese skald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskaldpoet, composer
2Old Norseskaldpoet, skald
3Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →
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