Where does “egen” come from?

egen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic aiganaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

egen (Norwegian Bokmål): peculiar, odd; obstinate, pertinacious,...

Definitions

  1. peculiar, odd; obstinate, pertinacious,...

Ancestry of “egen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeiginnown, proper
2Proto-Germanicaiganazpast participle of *aiganą; own
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

Words derived from “egen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiganaz →Every word from Old Norse eiginn →