Where does “skrabeæg” come from?

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

skrabeæg (Danish): an egg laid by a chicken which is able to move in an enclosure with other chickens

Definitions

  1. an egg laid by a chicken which is able to move in an enclosure with other chickens

Ancestry of “skrabeæg”, step by step

skrabeæg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish æg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishægegg; edge of a blade; imperative of ægge
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Danish skrabe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskrabe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →