Where does “sagnagerð” come from?

sagnagerð (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.

sagnagerð (Icelandic): storytelling

Definitions

  1. storytelling

Ancestry of “sagnagerð”, step by step

sagnagerð 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 gerð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgerðact, action; the act of building, making; type,...
2Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
3Proto-Germanicgarwidō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →