Where does “age” come from?

age (Danish) comes from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

age (Danish): to drive

Definitions

  1. to drive

Ancestry of “age”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseakaTo drive
2Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “age”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic akaną →
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