Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*sek-
8 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *sek-, most common first.
- sawSuch a tool with a toothed blade.
- saxA knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length.
- SaxonA member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.
- scytheAn instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
- risquéSlightly sexually suggestive; bordering on indelicate.
- scyeAn armhole (or, occasionally, a leghole) in tailoring and dressmaking.
- sgian dubhA small, single-edged knife worn tucked into the hose (stocking) as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress along with the kilt.
- siglumA letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text.