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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”

  • egenvekt
  • egenverdi
  • egenkapital
  • egenundersøkelse
  • egennavn
  • stedegen
  • særegen
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