Etymology Explorer › Old Danish

Where does “eghæ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “eghæ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eghæ”

  • eje
  • ejer
  • ejerløs
  • almeneje
  • ej
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eik- →