Where does “ahycgan” come from?

ahycgan (Old English) comes from Old English hycgan, from Proto-West Germanic huggjan, from Proto-Germanic hugjaną — to think, consider.

ahycgan (Old English): to devise, invent; to search

Definitions

  1. to devise, invent; to search

Ancestry of “ahycgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhycganto think; to think about, to consider
2Proto-West Germanichuggjanto think
3Proto-Germanichugjanąto think, consider
Every word from Proto-Germanic hugjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic huggjan →Every word from Old English hycgan →