Where does “*aiganą” come from?

*aiganą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

Ancestry of “*aiganą”, step by step

*aiganą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

via Proto-Indo-European eik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeaneik-

Words derived from “*aiganą

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe