Where does “betongsåg” come from?

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

betongsåg (Swedish): concrete saw

Definitions

  1. concrete saw

Ancestry of “betongsåg”, step by step

betongsåg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish såg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsågsaw; a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting...
2Old Swedishsaghsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Swedish betong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbetongconcrete
2Frenchbétonconcrete; to drop
3Latinbitūmenmineral pitch, bitumen
4Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
5Proto-Italic*-mn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →