Where does “saga” come from?
saga (Finnish) comes from Finnish saaga, from Swedish säga, from Old Swedish sagha, from Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
saga (Finnish): Alternative spelling of saaga
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of saaga
Ancestry of “saga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | saaga | saga |
| 2 | Swedish | säga | to say, to tell; to utter words |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sagha | utterance, statement; story, tale; proverb |
| 4 | Old Norse | saga | story, history, legend, saga |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |