Where does “Säbelsäge” come from?

Säbelsäge (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.

Säbelsäge (German): sabre saw

Definitions

  1. sabre saw

Ancestry of “Säbelsäge”, step by step

Säbelsäge 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 Säbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäbelsabre
2Middle High Germansabel—
3Polishszablasabre
4Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
5Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
6Proto-Slavicsabľasabre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →