Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiganaz

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *aiginaz

Etymology

Adjectival formation from *aiganą (“to own, possess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.ɣɑ.nɑz/

Participle

*aiganaz

1. past participle of *aiganą

Adjective

*aiganaz

1. own

Inflection

Declension of *aiganaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aiganaz	*aiganai	*aiganō	*aiganôz	*aiganą, -atō	*aiganō
Accusative	*aigananǭ	*aigananz	*aiganǭ	*aiganōz	*aiganą, -atō	*aiganō
Genitive	*aiganas, -is	*aiganaizǫ̂	*aiganaizōz	*aiganaizǫ̂	*aiganas, -is	*aiganaizǫ̂
Dative	*aiganammai	*aiganaimaz	*aiganaizōi	*aiganaimaz	*aiganammai	*aiganaimaz
Instrumental	*aigananō	*aiganaimiz	*aiganaizō	*aiganaimiz	*aigananō	*aiganaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aiganô	*aigananiz	*aiganǭ	*aiganōniz	*aiganô	*aiganōnō
Accusative	*aigananų	*aigananunz	*aiganōnų	*aiganōnunz	*aiganô	*aiganōnō
Genitive	*aiganiniz	*aigananǫ̂	*aiganōniz	*aiganōnǫ̂	*aiganiniz	*aigananǫ̂
Dative	*aiganini	*aiganammaz	*aiganōni	*aiganōmaz	*aiganini	*aiganammaz
Instrumental	*aiganinē	*aiganammiz	*aiganōnē	*aiganōmiz	*aiganinē	*aiganammiz

Derived terms

• *aiginōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aigan
  • Old English: āgan
    • Middle English: owen, ouen, own, owe, awen, aȝen
      • English: owe (present tense), ought (past tense), own (past participle)
      • Scots: aw, awe
  • Old Frisian: āga, hāga
    • North Frisian: age
  • Old Saxon: ēgan
    • Middle Low German: êgen, eigen
      • German Low German: egen
  • Old Dutch: *ēgan
    • Middle Dutch: eigen, êgen
      • Dutch: eigen (see there for further descendants)
  • Old High German: eigan
    • Middle High German: eigen
• Old Norse: eiginn
  • Icelandic: eiginn
  • Faroese: egin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eigen
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: eigen
  • Elfdalian: iegen
  • Old Swedish: ēghin
    • Swedish: egen
  • Danish: egen
    • Norwegian Bokmål: egen