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Where does “aegne” come from?

aegne (Estonian) comes from Proto-Germanic ahanō, from Proto-Indo-European aḱanā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ancestry of “aegne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahanōchaff, awns
2Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱanā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “aegne”

  • enneaegne
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