Where does “zege” come from?

zege (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sēge, from Old Dutch sigi, from Proto-Germanic segaz, from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

zege (Dutch): victory

Definitions

  1. victory

Ancestry of “zege”, step by step

zege traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch sēge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsēgevictory, triumph
2Old Dutchsigi
3Proto-Germanicsegazvictory, triumph
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséǵʰospower, strength
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Old High German ziga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanziga
2Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

Words derived from “zege

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-