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.
Ancestry of “*akan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | akaną | to drive, sail, navigate; to ache |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |