Where does “āgan” come from?

āgan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

āgan (Old English): to own, possess

Definitions

  1. to own, possess

Ancestry of “āgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaiganto possess, to own, to have; own
2Proto-Germanic*aiganą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

Words derived from “āgan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiganą →