Etymology

sedgy

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge. Full definition →

English sedge ← Middle English segge ← Old English seċġ
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  2. Proto-Germanic*sagjaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*sagi
  4. Old Englishseċġ
  5. Middle Englishsegge
  6. Englishsedge
  7. English todaysedgy

From sedge + -y.

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