Where does “hænuegg” come from?

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

hænuegg (Icelandic): hen's egg

Definitions

  1. hen's egg

Ancestry of “hænuegg”, step by step

hænuegg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic egg

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

via Icelandic hæna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichænaa hen, a chicken; a person who gets drunk from...
2Old Norsehœnahen
3Proto-Germanichōnijǭhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →