zaag
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch sage, from Old Dutch *saga, from Proto-West Germanic *sagu, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
Noun edit
zaag f (plural zagen, diminutive zaagje n)
- saw (cutting tool)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Jersey Dutch: sāx, zāx
- → Akawaio: saga, saka (via Skepi Creole Dutch)
- → Pemon: saga, saka (via Skepi Creole Dutch)
- → Sranan Tongo: sa
- → Kari'na: sasa
Noun edit
zaag f (plural zagen, diminutive zaagje n, masculine zagevent or zageman)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
zaag
- inflection of zagen:
Vilamovian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German sage, from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic *sagu.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
zaag f (plural zaagia)