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
- own; peculiar, odd, eccentric
Ancestry of “eegen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | eigen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | eigan | own; possession, property |
| 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 |
Words derived from “eegen”