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Where does “soge” come from?

soge (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

soge (Norwegian Nynorsk): a story; a saga; history

Definitions

  1. a story; a saga; history

Ancestry of “soge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “soge”

  • sogeskrivar
  • ordsoge
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