Where does “*akan” come from?

*akan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

*akan (Proto-West Germanic): to ache

Definitions

  1. to ache

Ancestry of “*akan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “*akan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic akaną →