saga的词源

英文词源

saga

saga: see saw

saga (n.)

1709, an antiquarians' revival to describe the medieval prose narratives of Iceland and Norway, from Old Norse saga "saga, story," cognate with Old English sagu "a saying" (see saw (n.2)). Properly, a narrative composition of Iceland or Norway in the Middle Ages, or one that has their characteristics. Meaning "long, convoluted story" is from 1857.

中文词源

saga：萨迦，长篇故事

来自古诺斯语 saga,史诗，故事，特指北欧的古英雄故事，来自 Proto-Germanic*sago,说，讲 述，来自 PIE*sekw,说，讲述，词源同 say,saw.

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