seg

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. A man; warrior; hero.
2. A man; fellow.

Adj

Designated for people of color

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sɛɡ/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: segge

Inherited from Oudengels: seċġ

Cognate with Noors: segg

Cognate with IJslands: seggur

In summary

From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz (“follower, retainer, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow, accompany”). Cognate with Norwegian segg, Icelandic seggur (“bully”).