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Etymology · Proto-Indo-European

*seǵʰ-

3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-, most common first.

schoolAn institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
hectorSometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully.
shulgoerOne who attends shul (“a synagogue”); a practising Jew.