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Where does “egg yolk” come from?

egg yolk (English) comes from Middle English egyolk.

egg yolk (English): The yellow central part of a chicken’s egg

Definitions

  1. The yellow central part of a chicken’s egg

Ancestry of “egg yolk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishegyolk—
Every word from Middle English egyolk →