zegge
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈzɛ.ɣə/
noun
Definitions
- sedge, plant of the genus Carex
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch *segge inherited from Old Dutch *seggi inherited from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz (retainer, warrior, follower, fighter, sedge).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*sagjaz
Gloss
retainer, warrior, follower, fighter, sedge
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- broomsedge English
- flatsedge English
- nutsedge English
- sedge English
- sedged English
- sedgeland English
- sedgy English
- woolsedge English
- zand Dutch, Flemish
- zandzegge Dutch, Flemish
- *sak- Proto-Indo-European
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sokʷ(h)- Proto-Indo-European
- *sagjaz Proto-Germanic
- secg Old English
- seċġ Old English
- segge Middle English
- seggr Old Norse
- *segge Middle Dutch
- *sagi gmw-pro
- *seggi Old Dutch
- *seggi Old Saxon