Where does “sǫg” come from?

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

sǫg (Old Norse): saw

Definitions

  1. saw

Ancestry of “sǫg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sǫg

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