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The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂eḱ-“sharp”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*aḱanā
3. Proto-Germanic · derived from*aganō
4. Old Norse · derived fromǫgn
5. Middle English · inherited fromaw(u)ne
6. English todayawn

Inherited from Middle English aw(u)ne, agune, from Old Norse ǫgn (compare Danish avne), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō (“chaff”) (compare Old English agnu, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (“ear of wheat”), Lithuanian ašni̇̀s (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). More at edge.

Words from the same roots