Where does “æg” come from?

æg (Danish) comes from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

æg (Danish): egg; edge of a blade; imperative of ægge

Definitions

  1. egg; edge of a blade; imperative of ægge

Ancestry of “æg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeggegg; edge
2Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “æg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →