Where does “sage” come from?

sage (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “sage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsagastory
2Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
3Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →
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