Where does “sag” come from?
sag (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.
sag (Icelandic): sawdust
Ancestry of “sag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | Saga | — |
| 2 | Icelandic | sög | saw |
| 3 | Old Norse | sǫg | saw |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sagō | saw |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |