Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sagjaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑɣ.jɑz/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to accompany, to follow”). Cognate with Latin socius (“sharing, associated”).

Noun

*sagjaz m

2. retainer, warrior

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *sagjaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sagjaz	*sagjōz, *sagjōs
vocative	*sagi	*sagjōz, *sagjōs
accusative	*sagją	*sagjanz
genitive	*sagjas, *sagis	*sagjǫ̂
dative	*sagjai	*sagjamaz
instrumental	*sagjō	*sagjamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sagi
  • Old English: seċġ
    • Middle English: seg, sege, segge
      • English: segge, seg
      • Scots: seg
  • Old Frisian: siā
  • Old Saxon: segg
  • ⇒ Old High German: beinseggo
• Old Norse: seggr
  • Icelandic: seggur
  • Faroese: seggur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: segg
• Gothic: *𐍃𐌰𐌲- (*sag-) (uncertain lemma; possibly attested in given names)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”) or Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”), possibly with the latter derived from the former.

Noun

*sagjaz m

1. sedge

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *sagjaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sagjaz	*sagjōz, *sagjōs
vocative	*sagi	*sagjōz, *sagjōs
accusative	*sagją	*sagjanz
genitive	*sagjas, *sagis	*sagjǫ̂
dative	*sagjai	*sagjamaz
instrumental	*sagjō	*sagjamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sagi
  • Old English: seċġ
    • Middle English: segge
      • English: sedge
      • Scots: seg
  • Old Frisian: *sedz, *segg
    • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: Säggäärs, Säächgäärs
    • West Frisian: sigge
  • Old Saxon: *seggi
    • Middle Low German: segge
      • German Low German: Segge, Segg
        • → German: Segge
  • Old Dutch: *seggi
    • Middle Dutch: segge
      • Dutch: zegge