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

Definitions

  1. to own

Ancestry of “eie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeigato have, own; possession; property
2Proto-Germanicaigǭproperty, possessions
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneik-—

Words derived from “eie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aigǭ →Every word from Old Norse eiga →