*sagjaz^²

Runic: ᛊᚨᚷᛃᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈsɑɣ.jɑz/

noun · masculine · ja-stem

Meanings

sedge

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (‘to cut’), assuming an original sense of "sharp grass" (note Old English seċġ (‘sword’)), or from a Proto-Indo-European *sak- (‘marsh plant’) of potential substrate origin (compare Welsh hesg (‘sedge, rushes’)), though the latter comparanda have been considered as derived from the former.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	sagjaz	sagjōz, sagjōs
Acc.	sagją	sagjanz
Gen.	sagjas, sagis	sagjǫ̂
Dat.	sagjai	sagjamaz
Inst.	sagjō	sagjamiz
Voc.	sagi	sagjōz, sagjōs

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Descendants

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

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