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Where does “sogeskrivar” come from?

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

sogeskrivar (Norwegian Nynorsk): an historian

Definitions

  1. an historian

Ancestry of “sogeskrivar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksogea story; a saga; history
2Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
3Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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