Where does “saga” come from?

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

saga (Norwegian Nynorsk): a saga; to saw; definite singular of sag

Definitions

  1. a saga; to saw; definite singular of sag

Ancestry of “saga”, step by step

saga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk såg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksågpast tense of sjå
2Old Norsesǫgsaw
3Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Old Norse saga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
2Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “saga”

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