Where does “sågklinga” come from?
sågklinga (Swedish) comes from Swedish klinga, from German klinge, from Middle High German klinge, from Middle High German klingen, from Old High German klingan, from Proto-Germanic klinganą, from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.
sågklinga (Swedish): a sawblade
Definitions
- a sawblade
Ancestry of “sågklinga”, step by step
sågklinga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish klinga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klinga | the blade of a weapon such as a sword; to sound,... |
| 2 | German | klinge | inflection of klingen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | klinge | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | klingen | to sound |
| 5 | Old High German | klingan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klinganą | to sound; to adhere to, cling to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glengʰ- | sound |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |