Where does “sag” come from?

sag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sag (Norwegian Bokmål): a saw; sawmill; imperative of sage

Definitions

  1. a saw; sawmill; imperative of sage

Ancestry of “sag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesǫgsaw
2Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →
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