Proto-Indo-European root meaning "be master of, possess."
It forms all or part of: fraught; freight; ought (v.); owe; own.
It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit ise, iste "he owns, rules," isvara- "owner, lord, ruler;" Avestan ise, is "ruler over," isti- "property, power;" Old English agan "to have, own."
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