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

  1. Alternative form of oken; To ache, to hurt

Ancestry of “aken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishacanto ache
2Proto-West Germanic*akanto ache
3Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “aken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic akaną →