Where does “eggja” come from?

eggja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse eggja, from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

eggja (Faroese): to sharpen; to incite

Definitions

  1. to sharpen; to incite

Ancestry of “eggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeggjato incite, egg on to do
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →