Where does “Handstichsäge” come from?

Handstichsäge (German) comes from German Stichsäge, 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.

Handstichsäge (German): keyhole saw, pad saw

Definitions

  1. keyhole saw, pad saw

Ancestry of “Handstichsäge”, step by step

Handstichsäge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stichsäge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStichsägejigsaw
2GermanSägesaw
3Middle High Germansage—
4Old High Germansagastory
5Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
6Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via German hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhandhand
2Middle High Germanhanthand
3Old High Germanhanthand
4Proto-West Germanichanduhand
5SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
6Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
7Old Norsehǫndhand
8Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →