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

tjaldursegg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese egg

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

via Faroese tjaldur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetjalduroystercatcher
2Old Norsetjaldroystercatcher
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →