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Where does “hycgan” come from?

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

hycgan (Old English): to think; to think about, to consider

Definitions

  1. to think; to think about, to consider

Ancestry of “hycgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichuggjanto think
2Proto-Germanichugjanąto think, consider
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