Where does “egg-shaped” come from?
egg-shaped (English) comes from English egg, from Middle English eggen, from Old Saxon eggian, from Old Norse eggja, from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
egg-shaped (English): Having the shape of an egg
Definitions
- Having the shape of an egg
Ancestry of “egg-shaped”, step by step
egg-shaped traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English egg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | egg | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body... |
| 2 | Middle English | eggen | To egg on; to encourage or provide motivation; To... |
| 3 | Old Saxon | eggian | to harrow |
| 4 | Old Norse | eggja | to incite, egg on to do |
| 5 | Old Norse | egg | egg; edge |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agjō | edge, corner |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via English shaped
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shaped | Having been given a shape, especially a curved... |
| 2 | English | shape | The status or condition of something; Condition... |
| 3 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 5 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |