Where does “sagnbót” come from?

sagnbót (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sögn, from Old Norse sǫgn, from Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sagnbót (Icelandic): supine

Definitions

  1. supine

Ancestry of “sagnbót”, step by step

sagnbót traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sögn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsögnthe act of telling, saying; story, tale; verb
2Old Norsesǫgnspeech; tale, report, news; host of men
3Old Norsesegjato say, tell, declare
4Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Icelandic bót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbótbetterment, improvement, cure; patch; bight,...
2Old Norsebótcure; bettering, remedy
3Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →