Where does “Ægir” come from?

Ægir (English) comes from Old Norse ægir, from Proto-Norse *ēgweʀ, from Proto-Germanic *āhwijaz — sea, water.

Ægir (English): A giant and king of the sea, personifying the power thereof. He is the son of Fornjótr, and the brother of Logi and Kári. He has nine daughters — the billow maidens — by his wife, Rán, namely: Bára, Blóðughadda, Bylgja, Dúfa, Hefring, Himinglæva, Hrönn, Kólga, and Unnr

Definitions

  1. A giant and king of the sea, personifying the power thereof. He is the son of Fornjótr, and the brother of Logi and Kári. He has nine daughters — the billow maidens — by his wife, Rán, namely: Bára, Blóðughadda, Bylgja, Dúfa, Hefring, Himinglæva, Hrönn, Kólga, and Unnr

Ancestry of “Ægir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseægirthe sea, ocean, main
2Proto-Norse*ēgweʀ—
3Proto-Germanic*āhwijazsea, water
Every word from Proto-Germanic *āhwijaz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ēgweʀ →Every word from Old Norse ægir →