Where does “eiga” come from?

eiga (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic aigǭ, from Proto-Indo-European eik-.

eiga (Norwegian Nynorsk): feminine singular of eigen; to own; definite...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of eigen; to own; definite...

Ancestry of “eiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeigato have, own; possession; property
2Proto-Germanicaigǭproperty, possessions
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aigǭ →Every word from Old Norse eiga →
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