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Where does “eggjarauða” come from?

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

eggjarauða (Icelandic): yolk, egg yolk

Definitions

  1. yolk, egg yolk

Ancestry of “eggjarauða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceggan egg; an oval shaped object; the ovum
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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