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Where does “seggi” come from?

seggi (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic sagi, from Proto-Germanic sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “seggi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “seggi”

  • zegge
  • segge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →