own 的詞源

"properly or exclusively belonging to one's self or itself," Middle English ouen, from Old English agen, literally "possessed by," from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz "possessed, owned" (source also of Old Saxon egan,, Old Frisian egin,, Old Norse eiginn,, Dutch eigen,, German eigen "own"), from past participle of PIE root *aik- "be master of, possess," source of Old English agan "to have" (see owe). Emphatic use after a possessive noun or pronoun is from late Old English. To hold one's own "maintain one's position" is by 1520s.

約1200年， ounen， ahnen，"擁有，掌握； 統治，擁有權威； " 源自古英語 geagnian，源自 agan 根詞 "擁有，佔有"（參見 owe），部分源自形容詞 own（詳見該詞）。它在約1300年後變得過時，但在17世紀早期復興，部分是作爲 owner（14世紀中葉）的反構詞而繼續存在。從約1300年開始，特別是指不利於自己的事情，表示"承認，讓步，承認爲事實"。own up "全面承認"始於1853年。相關詞： Owned； owning。