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Where does “tjaldursegg” come from?

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

tjaldursegg (Faroese): egg of the oystercatcher; little barrel of...

Definitions

  1. egg of the oystercatcher; little barrel of...

Ancestry of “tjaldursegg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseeggegg; blade, edge; border, edge of a cliff
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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