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Where does “aigināną” come from?

aigināną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

aigināną (Proto-Germanic): to appropriate, take possession

Definitions

  1. to appropriate, take possession

Ancestry of “aigināną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
2Proto-Germanic-ajaną—
3Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “aigināną”

  • ownen
  • āgnian
  • geagnian
  • agnettan
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