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Where does “sagǭ” come from?

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

sagǭ (Proto-Germanic): story

Definitions

  1. story

Ancestry of “sagǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sagǭ”

  • saw
  • saga
  • sawdust
  • sawing
  • jigsaw
  • sawmill
  • sawn
  • chainsaw
  • sawtooth
  • sawest
  • hacksaw
  • sawgrass
  • sawhorse
  • sawfly
  • sawbones
  • whipsaw
  • bandsaw
  • sawbuck
  • sawpit
  • sawfish
  • backsaw
  • ripsaw
  • resaw
  • buzzsaw
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