Where does “Laubsäge” come from?
Laubsäge (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.
Laubsäge (German): jigsaw
Definitions
- jigsaw
Ancestry of “Laubsäge”, step by step
Laubsäge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Säge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Säge | saw |
| 2 | Middle High German | sage | — |
| 3 | Old High German | saga | story |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sagā | story |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via German Laub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Laub | foliage, greenery, leaves; leaves, a suit in... |
| 2 | Old High German | loup | leaves |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |