Where does “ǣht” come from?

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

ǣht (Old English): owndom; possessions, property, riches

Definitions

  1. owndom; possessions, property, riches

Ancestry of “ǣht”, step by step

ǣht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic aihtiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaihtizpossessions, property
2Proto-Germanic*aiganą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

via Proto-West Germanic ą̄htu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicą̄htupersecution
2Proto-Germanicahjanąto think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “ǣht”

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