Where does “saga” come from?
saga (Old High German) 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 High German): story
Ancestry of “saga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sagā | story |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “saga”