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Where does “seċġ” come from?

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

seċġ (Old English): sedge; man

Definitions

  1. sedge; man

Ancestry of “seċġ”, 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 “seċġ”

  • sedge
  • seg
  • sedgy
  • nutsedge
  • broomsedge
  • sedged
  • sedgeland
  • flatsedge
  • seg
  • segge
  • garsecg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →