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Where does “sagjaz” come from?

sagjaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sagjaz (Proto-Germanic): retainer, warrior; sedge

Definitions

  1. retainer, warrior; sedge

Ancestry of “sagjaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sagjaz”

  • sedge
  • seg
  • sedgy
  • nutsedge
  • broomsedge
  • sedged
  • sedgeland
  • flatsedge
  • Segge
  • zegge
  • seg
  • segge
  • garsecg
  • seċġ
  • secg
  • seggr
  • segge
  • seggur
  • segge
  • seggi
  • seggi
  • sagi
  • Segge
  • Segge
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