Etymology

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Today it means: possession Full definition →

Middle English iht ← Old English ǣht ← Proto-Germanic *aihtiz
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ight · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ēyk-“to have, own, be able to”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*aihtiz
  3. Old English · inherited fromǣht“possessions, property, riches”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromiht
  5. English todayight

From Middle English iht, eiȝt, eȝte, æihte, from Old English ǣht (“possessions, property, riches”), from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ēyk- (“to have, own, be able to”).

ight · contraction2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishǣht all →

aught

Proto-Germanic*aihtiz all →

freightfraught

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