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 eggenEvery word from Middle High German egenEvery word from German eggen
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