Where does “segge” come from?

segge (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon seggi, from Proto-West Germanic sagi, from Proto-Germanic sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “segge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonseggi—
2Proto-West Germanicsagiretainer, warrior; sedge
3Proto-Germanicsagjazretainer, warrior; sedge
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “segge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sagi →