sagen

German (Berlin)

/zaːɡən/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to say to pronounce, communicate verbally
  • (transitive) to tell to inform (someone) verbally
  • (transitive) to mean to convey or signify
  • (with etwas) to speak up

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German sagen inherited from Old High German sagēn inherited from *saggjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (say) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

Emoji

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