Where does “dæmisaga” come from?

dæmisaga (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.

dæmisaga (Icelandic): fable, apologue

Definitions

  1. fable, apologue

Ancestry of “dæmisaga”, step by step

dæmisaga 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 dæmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdæmiexample, case in point; a instance, occurrence;...
2Old Norsedǿmiproof, reason
3Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →