Where does “eigen” come from?

eigen (German) comes from Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

eigen (German): own, peculiar or private to someone,...

Definitions

  1. own, peculiar or private to someone,...

Ancestry of “eigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneigen—
2Old High Germaneiganown; possession, property
3Proto-West Germanicaiganto possess, to own, to have; own
4Proto-Germanic*aiganą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

Words derived from “eigen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- →