Where does “ógn” come from?

ógn (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic aganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂ógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵʰ- — cow.

ógn (Old Norse): terror, threat, dispute

Definitions

  1. terror, threat, dispute

Ancestry of “ógn”, step by step

ógn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse agn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseagnbait
2Proto-Germanicaganąto fear, to be afraid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂ógʰeto be upset, afraid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵʰ-cow

via Proto-Germanic ahanō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahanōchaff, awns
2Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱanā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Proto-Germanic uhnaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
2Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

Words derived from “ógn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂ógʰe →Every word from Proto-Germanic aganą →