Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sagi

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sagjaz.

Noun

*sagi m

2. sedge

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sagi
Genitive	*saggjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sagi	*saggjō, *saggjōs
Accusative	*sagi	*saggjā
Genitive	*saggjas	*saggjō
Dative	*saggjē	*saggjum
Instrumental	*saggju	*saggjum

Related terms

• *sahar
  • Old Saxon: sahar
  • Old High German: sahar
    • Middle High German: saher
      • German: Saher
  • ⇒ *saharahi
    • Old Saxon: saharahi, saharai
    • Old High German: saharahi

Descendants

• 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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sagjaz.

Noun

*sagi m

2. retainer, warrior

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sagi
Genitive	*saggjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sagi	*saggjō, *saggjōs
Accusative	*sagi	*saggjā
Genitive	*saggjas	*saggjō
Dative	*saggjē	*saggjum
Instrumental	*saggju	*saggjum

Descendants

• Old English: seċġ
  • Middle English: seg, sege, segge
    • English: segge, seg
    • Scots: seg
• Old Frisian: siā
• Old Saxon: segg
• ⇒ Old High German: beinseggo