Where does “Heldensage” come from?

Heldensage (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.

Heldensage (German): heroic legend

Definitions

  1. heroic legend

Ancestry of “Heldensage”, step by step

Heldensage 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 Held

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeldhero; protagonist
2Middle High Germanhelt—
3Old High Germanhelidhut
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero
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