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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiginōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *aiginaz (own) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.ɣi.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*aiginōną[1]

  1. to appropriate

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *aiginōn
    • Old English: āgnian
      • Middle English: ahnien (early)
    • Old Saxon: *ēginon
      • Middle Low German: ēgenen
    • Old Dutch: *eiginon
    • Old High German: *eiganōn
      • Middle High German: eigenen
      • Old High German: gieiganōn
  • Old Norse: eigna
  • Gothic: *𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (*aiginōn)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*aiginōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 6
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