English word origin

Etymology of aik

From Middle English [Term?], from Old Norse aka (“to drive, sail, navigate”), from Proto-Germanic *akaną.

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verb

To drive.

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From Middle English [Term?], from Old Norse aka (“to drive, sail, navigate”), from Proto-Germanic *akaną.

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Derivation mentionakanon
Derivation mention*akanągem-pro

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Machine-source provenance

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