Where does “agon” come from?

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

agon (Middle English): passed; to depart, escape, pass

Definitions

  1. passed; to depart, escape, pass

Ancestry of “agon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāganto own, possess
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 “agon”

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