Where does “eigen” come from?

eigen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch eigen, from Old Dutch eigan, from Proto-West Germanic aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

eigen (Dutch): own; self

Definitions

  1. own; self

Ancestry of “eigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcheigento receive; to be required to have, to be owed;...
2Old Dutcheiganto own
3Proto-West Germanicaiganto possess, to own, to have; own
4Proto-Germanic*aiganą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

Words derived from “eigen”

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