Where does “ägna” come from?

ägna (Swedish) comes from Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic aganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂ógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵʰ- — cow.

ägna (Swedish): to devote, to spend; to suit

Definitions

  1. to devote, to spend; to suit

Ancestry of “ägna”, step by step

ägna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse agn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseagnbait
2Proto-Germanicaganąto fear, to be afraid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂ógʰeto be upset, afraid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵʰ-cow

via Old Norse eigna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeignato give something over

Words derived from “ägna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂ógʰe →Every word from Proto-Germanic aganą →
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