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
- a saga; to saw; definite singular of sag
Ancestry of “saga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | såg | past tense of sjå |
| 2 | Old Norse | sǫg | saw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sagō | saw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “saga”