Owner
/ˈoʊnər/noun
A person who possesses or controls something.
Did you know?Owner comes from Old English *āgen* “own,” ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to possess,” which also gave English words tied to property, obligation, and control.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂eug-
“to increase, to have power or strength”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*aiganan
“to possess, own”
Old English
OE
āgen
“one's own; possessed by oneself”
Middle English
ME
owener / owner
“a possessor or proprietor”
Modern English
English
owner
“a person who owns something”