Where does “jarðsaga” come from?

jarðsaga (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.

jarðsaga (Icelandic): geologic history

Definitions

  1. geologic history

Ancestry of “jarðsaga”, step by step

jarðsaga 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 jörð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjörðearth; ground; estate, tract of land
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →
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