Where does “eie” come from?
eie (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic aigǭ, from Proto-Indo-European eik-.
eie (Norwegian Bokmål): to own
Ancestry of “eie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | eiga | to have, own; possession; property |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | aigǭ | property, possessions |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | eik- | — |