Where does “ægge” come from?

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

ægge (Danish): to urge on, incite; to rouse, excite; indefinite...

Definitions

  1. to urge on, incite; to rouse, excite; indefinite...

Ancestry of “ægge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeggjato incite, egg on to do
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →