Where does “aȝen-slaȝa” come from?

aȝen-slaȝa (Middle English) comes from Old English āgenslaga, from Old English āgen, from Proto-West Germanic aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

aȝen-slaȝa (Middle English): A self-slayer; A suicide

Definitions

  1. A self-slayer; A suicide

Ancestry of “aȝen-slaȝa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāgenslagasomeone who kills themselves
2Old Englishāgenpeculiar; own, proper, peculiar
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiganą →