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

Definitions

  1. a sawmill

Ancestry of “sagbruk”, step by step

sagbruk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsaga saw; sawmill; imperative of sage
2Old Norsesǫgsaw
3Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Norwegian Bokmål bruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrukuse; farm, works, mill, factory; imperative of...
2Middle Low Germanbrūk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →