saw
English
/sɔː/, /sɔ/, /sɑː/, /sɑːl/
noun
Definitions
- A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
- A musical saw.
- A sawtooth wave.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sawe inherited from Old English saga inherited from Proto-Germanic *sagô (scythe, saw) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (cut, dry out, coagulate) inherited from Middle English sawen root from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (cut, dry out, coagulate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sek-
Gloss
cut, dry out, coagulate
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- againsaw English
- back English
- backsaw English
- band English
- bandsaw English
- belly English
- bench English
- bill English
- blade English
- bones English
- buck English
- bucksaw English
- buzz English
- buzzsaw English
- chain English
- chainsaw English
- concrete English
- consaw English
- crown English
- crown saw English
- dust English
- fish English
- fly English
- frame English
- framesaw English
- fret English
- fretsaw English
- gainsaw English
- gang English
- gangsaw English
- grass English
- hack English
- hacksaw English
- hand English
- handsaw English
- hole English
- hole saw English
- horse English
- ice English
- ice-saw English
- insect English
- jig English
- jigsaw English
- jigsawlike English
- log English
- man English
- microsaw English
- mill English
- miller English
- minisaw English
- pad English
- pad saw English
- pit English
- pitsaw English
- quarter English
- quartersaw English
- resaw English
- rip English
- ripsaw English
- sawable English
- sawbelly English
- sawbench English
- sawbill English
- sawblade English
- sawbones English
- sawbuck English
- sawdust English
- sawdusty English
- sawer English
- sawest English
- saweth English
- sawfish English
- sawfly English
- sawgrass English
- sawhorse English
- sawlike English
- sawlog English
- sawman English
- sawmill English
- sawmiller English
- sawpit English
- sawshark English
- sawtimber English
- sawtooth English
- sawtooth wave English
- sawtoothlike English
- sawwort English
- sawyer English
- sex English
- shark English
- singing English
- singing saw English
- sooth English
- soothsaw English
- supersaw English
- timber English
- tooth English
- undersawyer English
- unsawable English
- whip English
- whipsaw English
- withsaw English
- woodsawyer English
- wort English
- saaga Finnish
- circumseco Latin
- conseco Latin
- deseco Latin
- disseco Latin
- dissectus Latin
- intersecare Latin
- interseco Latin
- perseco Latin
- reseco Latin
- sacena Latin
- saxum Latin
- secare, seco Latin
- seco Latin
- secta Latin
- sectio Latin
- sector Latin
- secāre, secō Latin
- secō Latin
- segmen Latin
- segmentum Latin
- segnis Latin
- sequi Latin
- signum Latin
- succisivus Latin
- Kettensäge German
- Laubsäge German
- Motorsäge German
- Nervensäge German
- Stichsäge German
- Säge German
- Sägeblatt German
- Sägemehl German
- Sägemesser German
- sezieren German
- sägeförmig German
- sägen German
- mezzasega Italian
- motosega Italian
- pesce sega Italian
- scudocrociato Italian
- sega Italian
- segaiolo Italian
- segheria Italian
- cirkelzaag Dutch, Flemish
- kettingzaag Dutch, Flemish
- zaag Dutch, Flemish
- zaagblad Dutch, Flemish
- zaagdak Dutch, Flemish
- zaagtand Dutch, Flemish
- zaagvis Dutch, Flemish
- zaagwesp Dutch, Flemish
- zageman Dutch, Flemish
- zagen Dutch, Flemish
- troisième sexe French
- сектор Russian
- *seg- Proto-Indo-European
- *sek- Proto-Indo-European
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *skei- Proto-Indo-European
- *sēk-teh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- sag Norwegian Bokmål
- *sagô Proto-Germanic
- *sagō Proto-Germanic
- *sahsą Proto-Germanic
- bandsåg Swedish
- betongsåg Swedish
- cirkelsåg Swedish
- domsaga Swedish
- folksaga Swedish
- framgångssaga Swedish
- geringssåg Swedish
- justersåg Swedish
- motorsåg Swedish
- saga Swedish
- sagolik Swedish
- sax Swedish
- sticksåg Swedish
- stocksåg Swedish
- såg Swedish
- såga Swedish
- sågfisk Swedish
- utsaga Swedish
- チェーンソー Japanese
- sag Norwegian Nynorsk
- saga Old English
- againsawe Middle English
- gainsawe Middle English
- hande sawe Middle English
- sawe Middle English
- sawen Middle English
- sawer Middle English
- sawyer Middle English
- sothesawe Middle English
- withsawe Middle English
- cros-sábh Irish
- sábh Irish
- Saxland Old Norse
- saga Old Norse
- saxa Old Norse
- sǫg Old Norse
- kædesav Danish
- sav Danish
- save Danish
- savsmuld Danish
- savværk Danish
- *sekyra Proto-Slavic
- *sěťi Proto-Slavic
- sekce Czech
- sög Icelandic
- จิ๊กซอว์ Thai
- hesg Welsh
- sage Middle Dutch
- saga Old High German
- sag Faroese
- sage Middle High German
- Motorsee Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Nervesee Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- See Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- seeën Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *sahs gmw-pro
- *segisnu gmw-pro
- *sexskā Proto-Celtic
- sagh Old Swedish
- sagha Old Swedish
- *seknom Proto-Italic
- so Tok Pisin
- somil Tok Pisin
- sekkieren Bavarian
- rip
- jig
- fly
- pit
- log
- sex
- pad
- man
- ice
- dust
- gang
- mill
- back
- fish
- whip
- wort
- bill
- band
- buzz
- hack
- buck
- hole
- hand
- fret
- horse
- blade
- crown
- chain
- belly
- frame
- shark
- bench
- resaw
- sawer
- grass
- bones
- tooth
- sooth
- insect
- timber
- sawest
- jigsaw
- pitsaw
- sawpit
- sawman
- ripsaw
- consaw
- sawlog
- sawfly
- saweth
- miller
- sawyer
- sawdust
- minisaw
- pad saw
- bucksaw
- handsaw
- buzzsaw
- hacksaw
- sawbill
- sawable
- sawfish
- sawlike
- quarter
- sawmill
- withsaw
- backsaw
- sawbuck
- whipsaw
- gangsaw
- sawwort
- ice-saw
- fretsaw
- bandsaw
- singing
- gainsaw
- againsaw
- sawdusty
- sawshark
- framesaw
- sawbench
- microsaw
- sawbones
- hole saw
- sawgrass
- concrete
- supersaw
- sawblade
- soothsaw
- sawtooth
- sawbelly
- chainsaw
- sawhorse
- sawtimber
- sawmiller
- crown saw
- unsawable
- woodsawyer
- jigsawlike
- quartersaw
- undersawyer
- singing saw
- sawtoothlike
- sawtooth wave