Where does “egg” come from?

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

egg (Icelandic): an egg; an oval shaped object; the ovum

Definitions

  1. an egg; an oval shaped object; the ovum

Ancestry of “egg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeggegg; edge
2Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “egg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →
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