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Where does “sagjaną” come from?

sagjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sagjaną (Proto-Germanic): to say

Definitions

  1. to say

Ancestry of “sagjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sagjaną”

  • say
  • saying
  • saith
  • sie
  • sayest
  • besiege
  • sayeth
  • unsay
  • sayth
  • unsayable
  • soothsaying
  • sayer
  • besieger
  • sayable
  • naysayer
  • besiegement
  • doomsayer
  • naysay
  • soothsay
  • yeasay
  • doomsaying
  • besiegeth
  • sayability
  • resay
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