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Where does “agin” come from?

Agin is a Scots dialectal form of again, from Old English onġēan meaning "toward, against, back."

agin (English): Alternative form of again; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of again; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “agin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsaginAlternative form of again
2Scotsagainback, in the opposite direction; again, anew;...
3Middle Englishagaynagain
4Old Englishonġēan—
5Old Englishon-forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
6Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
7Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
8Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “agin”

  • aginner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →