Where does “saga” come from?

saga (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

saga (Old English): saw; saying; statement; story, tale; narrative

Definitions

  1. saw; saying; statement; story, tale; narrative

Ancestry of “saga”, step by step

saga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic sagā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
2Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Proto-Germanic sagô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsagôsaw, scythe
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “saga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →