English word saw comes from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷe-, Proto-Indo-European *sēik-, and later Proto-Germanic *sagō (A saw (tool).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *sekʷe- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *sēik- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to cut |
| *sokéh₂ | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *sagō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A saw (tool). |
| saga | Old English (ang) | Saw (tool). |
| sawgh | Middle English (enm) | |
| saw | English (en) | A musical saw.. A sawtooth wave.. A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal (intransitive) To be cut with a saw.. (intransitive) To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.. (transitive) To cut (something) with a saw.. (transitive) To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw. |