Where does “egg” come from?

egg (German) comes from German eggen, from Middle High German egen, from Old High German eggen.

egg (German): singular imperative of eggen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of eggen; first-person...

Ancestry of “egg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneggento harrow
2Middle High Germanegen—
3Old High Germaneggen—

Words derived from “egg”

Every word from Old High German eggen →Every word from Middle High German egen →Every word from German eggen →