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

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