Where does “atvikssaga” come from?

atvikssaga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Saga, from Icelandic sög, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

atvikssaga (Icelandic): anecdote

Definitions

  1. anecdote

Ancestry of “atvikssaga”, step by step

atvikssaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Saga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicSagaa story
2Icelandicsögsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Icelandic atvik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicatvikevent, occurrence, incident
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →