Where does “sägen” come from?

sägen (German) comes from Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sägen (German): to saw

Definitions

  1. to saw

Ancestry of “sägen”, step by step

sägen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German sagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansagento say
2Old High Germansagēnto say
3Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
4Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Middle High German segen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansegen—
2Old High Germansegansign; blessing
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sägen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →