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Where does “agen” come from?

Again comes from Middle English again, from Old English onġeġn, originally meaning "in return" or "back."

agen (English): Obsolete spelling of again; against

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of again; against

Ancestry of “agen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAgen—
2OccitanAgen—
3LatinAginnum—
Every word from Latin Aginnum →