Where does “sawe” come from?
sawe (Middle English) comes from Old English 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.
sawe (Middle English): Alternative form of sauf
Ancestry of “sawe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | saga | saw; saying; statement; story, tale; narrative |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sagā | story |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “sawe”