Where does “søg” come from?

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

søg (Norwegian Nynorsk): rushing, rustling, whooshing

Definitions

  1. rushing, rustling, whooshing

Ancestry of “søg”, step by step

søg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sǫg

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

via Old Norse sǿgr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesǿgr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →