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Where does “sagēn” come from?

sagēn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “sagēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
2Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
3Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sagēn”

  • weitersagen
  • untersagen
  • nachsagen
  • Vorhersagung
  • absagen
  • Weissager
  • Sager
  • Vorhersage
  • sagt
  • Ansage
  • Sägemehl
  • durchsagen
  • weissagen
  • Wettervorhersage
  • Voraussage
  • voraussagen
  • sägen
  • ansagen
  • Voraussagung
  • sagen
  • Danksagung
  • danksagen
  • durchsägen
  • entsagen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →