Where does “eegen” come from?

eegen (Luxembourgish) 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.

eegen (Luxembourgish): own; peculiar, odd, eccentric

Definitions

  1. own; peculiar, odd, eccentric

Ancestry of “eegen”, 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 “eegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiganą →