Where does “āgenslaga” come from?
āgenslaga (Old English) comes from Old English āgen, from Proto-West Germanic aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.
āgenslaga (Old English): someone who kills themselves
Definitions
- someone who kills themselves
Ancestry of “āgenslaga”, step by step
āgenslaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English āgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | āgen | peculiar; own, proper, peculiar |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |
via Old English slaga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | slaga | a killer, a murderer, a slayer |
| 2 | Old English | slēan | to hit, strike, slay; to strike, beat, smite; to... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |