Where does “saga” come from?

saga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

saga (Icelandic): a story; a history; a saga

Definitions

  1. a story; a history; a saga

Ancestry of “saga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
2Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →
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