Where does “segi” come from?

segi (Esperanto) comes from German sägen, from Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

segi (Esperanto): to saw

Definitions

  1. to saw

Ancestry of “segi”, step by step

segi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sägen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansägento saw
2Middle High Germansagento say
3Old High Germansagēnto say
4Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
5Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Italian segare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansegareto saw; to flunk; to masturbate
2Latinsecōto cut, cut off
3Proto-Italic*sekaōto cut

Words derived from “segi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →