An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Sech

by Friedrich Kluge

Sech, n., ‘coulter,’ from MidHG. sëch, OHG. sëh (hh), n., ‘mattock, ploughshare’ (Goth. *sika- is wanting); allied, like Sichel and Senfe, to a Teut. root seh, seg, sek, from Aryan sek, seg.