Where does “sahanterä” come from?

sahanterä (Finnish) comes 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.

sahanterä (Finnish): saw blade

Definitions

  1. saw blade

Ancestry of “sahanterä”, step by step

sahanterä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saha

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

via Finnish terä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

Words derived from “sahanterä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →