Where does “sagoland” come from?

sagoland (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.

sagoland (Swedish): a land in or like a fairy tale or rich in fairy tales or the like; a wonderland, a fairyland, a fairy tale land, etc

Definitions

  1. a land in or like a fairy tale or rich in fairy tales or the like; a wonderland, a fairyland, a fairy tale land, etc

Ancestry of “sagoland”, step by step

sagoland 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 länd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishländloin
2Old Swedishländland
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →