Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aikaną

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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

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Etymology 1

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Derived from *aiganą (to own).[1]

Verb

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*aikaną[1]

  1. to make one's own, claim
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *oyk- (to be out of tune, be grumpy or cranky).

Verb

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*aikaną

  1. to rage, be violent
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*aikan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 10