Where does “neljännessahaus” come from?

neljännessahaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sahaus, from Finnish sahata, from Finnish saha, from Old Swedish sagh, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

neljännessahaus (Finnish): quarter sawing

Definitions

  1. quarter sawing

Ancestry of “neljännessahaus”, step by step

neljännessahaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sahaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahaussawing
2Finnishsahatato saw
3Finnishsahasaw; sawmill; musical saw
4Old Swedishsaghsaw
5Old Norsesǫgsaw
6Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish neljännes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneljännesquarter
2Finnishneljäsfourth
3Proto-Finnicneljäncifourth
4Proto-Finnicneljäfour
5Proto-Uralicneljäfour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →