Where does “såg” come from?

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

såg (Norwegian Nynorsk): past tense of sjå

Definitions

  1. past tense of sjå

Ancestry of “såg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “såg”

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