Where does “segu” come from?

segu (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto segi, 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.

segu (Esperanto): imperative of segi

Definitions

  1. imperative of segi

Ancestry of “segu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosegito saw
2Germansägento saw
3Middle High Germansagento say
4Old High Germansagēnto say
5Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
6Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →