Where does “aken” come from?
aken (Middle English) comes from Old English acan, from Proto-West Germanic *akan, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
aken (Middle English): Alternative form of oken; To ache, to hurt
Definitions
- Alternative form of oken; To ache, to hurt
Ancestry of “aken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | acan | to ache |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *akan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | akaną | to drive, sail, navigate; to ache |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “aken”