Where does “aake” come from?

aake (Yola) comes from Middle English aken, from Old English acan, from Proto-West Germanic *akan, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aake (Yola): to ache

Definitions

  1. to ache

Ancestry of “aake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishakenAlternative form of oken; To ache, to hurt
2Old Englishacanto ache
3Proto-West Germanic*akanto ache
4Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic akaną →
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