Where does “säga emot” come from?

säga emot (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.

säga emot (Swedish): to contradict, to challenge (say something that goes against something said earlier)

Definitions

  1. to contradict, to challenge (say something that goes against something said earlier)

Ancestry of “säga emot”, step by step

säga emot 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 emot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishemottowards, against

Words derived from “säga emot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →