Where does “eigen” come from?

eigen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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 (Middle Dutch): to receive; to be required to have, to be owed;...

Definitions

  1. to receive; to be required to have, to be owed;...

Ancestry of “eigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutcheiganto own
2Proto-West Germanicaiganto possess, to own, to have; own
3Proto-Germanic*aiganą
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

Words derived from “eigen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ-
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