English
seg
Seg comes from Old English seċġ ‘man, warrior, hero’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow, accompany’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sekʷ-‘to follow, accompany’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sagjaz‘follower, retainer, warrior’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sagi‘retainer, warrior’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150seċġ‘man, warrior, hero’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500segge
- Englishtodayseg
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sekʷ-‘to follow, accompany’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sagjaz‘follower, retainer, warrior’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sagi‘retainer, warrior’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150seċġ‘man, warrior, hero’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500segge
- Englishtodayseg
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow, accompany’
say, see, social, saw, second, society, executive, suit, sight, associate, pursue, sue, subsequent, sequence, consecutive, execute, saga, prosecution, consequently, sequel, persecution, intrinsic, sequential, sect, executor, ensue, dissociation, consequent, sequestration, extrinsic, persecute, dissociate, sequester, sequitur, segue, 34 more
through Middle English segge
Today it means
noun A man; warrior; hero.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- / seg