Where does “folksaga” come from?

folksaga (Swedish) comes from Swedish säga, from Old Swedish sagha, from Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

folksaga (Swedish): a folk tale

Definitions

  1. a folk tale

Ancestry of “folksaga”, step by step

folksaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish säga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsägato say, to tell; to utter words
2Old Swedishsaghautterance, statement; story, tale; proverb
3Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
4Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Swedish folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfolkpeople in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
2Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →