Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sagō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sok-éh₂, from *sek- (to cut) +‎ *-éh₂.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑ.ɣɔː/

Noun

*sagō f[1]

  1. saw (tool)

Inflection

Declension of *sagō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sagō *sagôz
vocative *sagō *sagôz
accusative *sagǭ *sagōz
genitive *sagōz *sagǫ̂
dative *sagōi *sagōmaz
instrumental *sagō *sagōmiz

Derived terms

  • *sagōspēnuz (sawdust)

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sagu
    • Old English: sagu
    • Old Frisian: sage
      • Saterland Frisian: Soage
      • West Frisian: seage
    • Old Saxon: saga
      • Middle Low German: sage
        • Low German: Saag
        • Plautdietsch: Soag
    • Old Dutch: *saga
    • Old High German: saga
  • Old Norse: sǫg

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sagō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 421