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Where does “aiganaz” come from?

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

aiganaz (Proto-Germanic): past participle of *aiganą; own

Definitions

  1. past participle of *aiganą; own

Ancestry of “aiganaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aiganaz”

  • someone
  • anyone
  • owner
  • ownership
  • owing
  • owe
  • oneself
  • landowner
  • homeowner
  • eigenvalue
  • disown
  • onetime
  • shipowner
  • eigenvector
  • homeownership
  • landownership
  • onesided
  • noone
  • oner
  • eigenstate
  • owest
  • eigenfunction
  • one's
  • slaveowner
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