Where does “seg” come from?

seg (Middle English) comes from Old English seċġ, from Proto-West Germanic sagi, from Proto-Germanic sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

seg (Middle English): Alternative form of segge

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of segge

Ancestry of “seg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseċġsedge; man
2Proto-West Germanicsagiretainer, warrior; sedge
3Proto-Germanicsagjazretainer, warrior; sedge
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sagi →