Where does “sage” come from?

sage (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “sage”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →
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