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Where does “eigenwarmte” come from?

eigenwarmte (Dutch) comes from Dutch eigen, 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.

eigenwarmte (Dutch): heat produced from within an object, as opposed...

Definitions

  1. heat produced from within an object, as opposed...

Ancestry of “eigenwarmte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheigenown; self
2Middle Dutcheigento receive; to be required to have, to be owed;...
3Old Dutcheiganto own
4Proto-West Germanicaiganto possess, to own, to have; own
5Proto-Germanic*aiganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own
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