Where does “lash egg” come from?
lash egg (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.
lash egg (English): an egg-shaped mass of tissue and pus, often containing remnants of egg material, that a hen expels due to an infection of her oviduct (salpingitis)
Definitions
- an egg-shaped mass of tissue and pus, often containing remnants of egg material, that a hen expels due to an infection of her oviduct (salpingitis)
Ancestry of “lash egg”, step by step
lash egg 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 |