Where does “Tigersäge” come from?

Tigersäge (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.

Tigersäge (German): sabre saw

Definitions

  1. sabre saw

Ancestry of “Tigersäge”, step by step

Tigersäge 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 Tiger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTigertiger
2Latintīgristiger
3Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
4Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
5Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
6Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
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