sedge

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
2. Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
3. Any other plants resembling sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.

Concepten

zegge

moerasgas

Synoniemen

reed

carex

rush

moss

cane

bulrush

seaweed

Carex

drinking straw

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sɛd͡ʒ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *sagjaz
Proto-West Germanic *sagi
Old English seċġ
Middle English segge
English sedge
From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”).
Cognate with Dutch zegge and German Segge, dialectal German Saher (“reeds”).