Where does “egghot” come from?

egghot (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.

egghot (English): A posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale

Definitions

  1. A posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale

Ancestry of “egghot”, step by step

egghot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English egg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheggAn approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body...
2Middle EnglisheggenTo egg on; to encourage or provide motivation; To...
3Old Saxoneggianto harrow
4Old Norseeggjato incite, egg on to do
5Old Norseeggegg; edge
6Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via English hot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhotHaving a high temperature; Causing the air to be...
2Middle Englishhothot
3Old Englishhāthot, fervent, fervid, fierce
4Old Englishhātanto promise; to command, promise; to command, call...
5Hungarian-anAdded to an adjective to create an adverb; Added...
6HungarianUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
7Proto-Uralic-i
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic agjōEvery word from Old Norse egg