Where does “eiganhaft” come from?

eiganhaft (Old High German) comes from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

eiganhaft (Old High German): peculiar, special, particular

Definitions

  1. peculiar, special, particular

Ancestry of “eiganhaft”, step by step

eiganhaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German eigan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germaneiganown; possession, property
2Proto-West Germanicaiganto possess, to own, to have; own
3Proto-Germanic*aiganą—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

via Old High German haft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhaft—
2Proto-Germanichaftazcaptive, bound
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ptósgrabbed
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiganą →