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
- a story; a history; a saga
Ancestry of “saga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | saga | story, history, legend, saga |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “saga”