Where does “saggen” come from?
saggen (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German sacken, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.
Ancestry of “saggen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | sacken | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sinkwaną | to sink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷ- | to sink; to fall; to drop |
Words derived from “saggen”