Where does “Bügelsäge” come from?

Bügelsäge (German) comes from German Säge, from Middle High German sage, from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Bügelsäge (German): bow saw a lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks

Definitions

  1. bow saw a lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks

Ancestry of “Bügelsäge”, step by step

Bügelsäge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Säge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSägesaw
2Middle High Germansage—
3Old High Germansagastory
4Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
5Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via German Bügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBügelbow; handle, hanger; stirrup
2Middle High Germanbügele—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →