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
- egg of the oystercatcher; little barrel of...
Ancestry of “tjaldursegg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | egg | egg; blade, edge; border, edge of a cliff |
| 2 | Old Norse | egg | egg; edge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | agjō | edge, corner |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |