Where does “sågspån” come from?

sågspån (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.

sågspån (Swedish): a thin shaving or chip of wood produced during sawing

Definitions

  1. a thin shaving or chip of wood produced during sawing

Ancestry of “sågspån”, step by step

sågspån 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 Danish spån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspånchip, shaving
2Old Norsespánnchip, shaving
3Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →