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Etymology of the English word own

the English word own
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *aigana-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *aik-

Derivations in English

disown, preowned, owner, owned, owning

Cognates

Dutch eigen, German eigen, Icelandic eiginn, Swedish egen

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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