Etymology of the English word seesaw
the English word
seesawderived from the English word
sawderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sagoderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sagwoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-Date
The earliest known usage of seesaw in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
seesawad,
seesawingUsage
Word found in Modern English
