Where does “sagbruk” come from?
sagbruk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sag, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
sagbruk (Norwegian Bokmål): a sawmill
Ancestry of “sagbruk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sag | a saw; sawmill; imperative of sage |
| 2 | Old Norse | sǫg | saw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sagō | saw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |