Etymograph

English

sawlog

From saw + log.

A compound of saw + log

Middle English logge ‘large long stick’

English log

Today it means

noun The part of a tree stem that will be processed at a sawmill, rather than becoming pulpwood.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sawlog”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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