Where does “ago” come from?
Ago comes from Middle English ago, derived from Middle English agon, from Proto-Germanic uz-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European úd meaning "out."
ago (English): Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away;...
Definitions
- Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away;...
Ancestry of “ago”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | agon | passed; to depart, escape, pass |
| 2 | Old English | āgan | to own, possess |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |