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PRONOUN, singular or plural in construction: —Merriam-Webster

one or ones belonging to oneself —used after a possessive and without a following noun:
gave out books so that each of us had our own // a room of your own.

See "on one's own".*

Origin:

before 900; (adj.) Middle English owen, Old English āgen (cognate with German eigen, Old Norse eigenn), orig. past participle of āgan to possess (see owe); (v.) Middle English ownen, Old English āgnian, āhnian, derivative of āgen. British dictionary: Old English āgen, originally past participle of āgan to have; related to Old Saxon ēgan, Old Norse eiginn. See owe. —Dictionary.com. //

First Known Use of own: Adjective: before the 12th century. Verb: before the 12th century. Pronoun, singular or plural in construction: before the 12th century. History and Etymology for own: Adjective, Verb, and Pronoun, singular or plural in construction: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse eiginn, Old English āgan to possess — more at owe. —Merriam-Webster.

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Added: 2 August 2020 {4:10 PM}
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