Etymology

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Today it means: To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.) Full definition →

Old English ācennan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromācennan
  2. English todayaken

From Old English ācennan or gecennan, equivalent to a- + cennan (“to give birth to”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.