From Middle English awne, agune, agene, from Old Danish aghn (compare modern Danish avne), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō (compare Old English ægnan, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna ("ear of wheat"), Lithuanian ašnìs ("edge, blade"), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα ("spike, prick"), ἄκανος, Sanskrit अशनि ("thunderbolt, arrow tip"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ("sharp"). More at edge.
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