own

English

/ˈəʊn/, /ˈoʊn/, /ˈuŋ/

adj
Definitions
  • Belonging to; possessed; proper to. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
  • Not shared
  • (obsolete) Peculiar, domestic.
  • (obsolete) Not foreign.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English owen derived from Old English āgen (peculiar, own, proper) derived from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz (own, possess) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- (possession, ability, possess, own, have), *h₂eyḱ- (possession, ability, possess, own, have).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eyḱ-

Gloss

possession, ability, possess, own, have

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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