Where does “acol” come from?

acol (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic aikulaz, from Proto-Germanic aikaną, from Proto-Germanic aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

acol (Old English): frightened, terrified, scared; excited, trembling

Definitions

  1. frightened, terrified, scared; excited, trembling

Ancestry of “acol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaikulazfrightened, terrified; excited; trembling
2Proto-Germanicaikanąto make one's own
3Proto-Germanicaiganąto possess, to own, to have
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

Words derived from “acol”

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