Middle English word eghten comes from Proto-Germanic - ulaz, and later Proto-Germanic *angulō (A hook, fishhook.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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- ulaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
*h₂enḱ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*angulō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A hook, fishhook. |
*anhtijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To follow after; chase; pursue. |
ēhtan | Old English (ang) | |
eghten | Middle English (enm) |