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Where does “seǵʰ-” come from?

seǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): to hold; to overpower

Definitions

  1. to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “seǵʰ-”

  • school
  • severe
  • scheme
  • severely
  • scholar
  • severity
  • sketch
  • scholarship
  • scholarly
  • schooling
  • epoch
  • schema
  • Antioch
  • schematic
  • preschool
  • ischemia
  • persevere
  • schoolboy
  • Schuyler
  • sketching
  • schoolroom
  • Siegfried
  • severest
  • hectic