Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sagā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sagǭ.

Noun

*sagā f

1. story

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sagā
Genitive	*sagōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sagā	*sagōn
Accusative	*sagōn	*sagōn
Genitive	*sagōn	*sagōnō
Dative	*sagōn	*sagōm, *sagum
Instrumental	*sagōn	*sagōm, *sagum

Descendants

• Old English: saga, sagu
  • Middle English: sawe
    • English: saw
• Old Frisian: sege
• Old Dutch: *saga
  • Middle Dutch: sāge
    • Dutch: sage (influenced by German)
    • Limburgish: zaag
• Old High German: saga
  • Middle High German: sage
    • German: Sage
    • Luxembourgish: So