Where does “æggestok” come from?

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

æggestok (Danish): ovary

Definitions

  1. ovary

Ancestry of “æggestok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishægegg; edge of a blade; imperative of ægge
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 →
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