Proto-Germanic

*aiganaz

‘own’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *aiganaz.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, most familiar first.

• own ← oun ← āgen ← *aigan
• owner ← ouner ← āgnere ← āgnian ← *aiganōn
• owndom ← eigen ← eigen ← eigan ← *aigan

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *aiganaz