seg

seg · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sekʷ-“to follow, accompany”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*sagjaz“follower, retainer, warrior”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*sagi
4. Old English · inherited fromseċġ“man, warrior, hero”
5. Middle English · inherited fromsegge
6. English todayseg

From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz (“follower, retainer, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow, accompany”). Cognate with Norwegian segg, Icelandic seggur (“bully”).

seg · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromsecāre“to cut”
2. English todayseg

Probably from the root of Latin secāre (“to cut”).

seg · noun, adjective³

Clipping of segregation.

seg · noun⁴

Genericized trademark of Blakey's Segs, a British brand of shoe protector. Formed as an apocopic form of (steel) segment.

seg · noun⁵

See sedge.

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