Where does “zaag” come from?

zaag (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German sage, from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

zaag (Vilamovian): saw

Definitions

  1. saw

Ancestry of “zaag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansage—
2Old High Germansagastory
3Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
4Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →