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Where does “egestre” come from?

egestre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch agastra, from Proto-West Germanic agastrijā, from Proto-West Germanic ag-ad- ~ ag-at-, from Proto-West Germanic agu, from Proto-Germanic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oḱ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ancestry of “egestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchagastra—
2Proto-West Germanicagastrijāmagpie
3Proto-West Germanicag-ad- ~ ag-at-—
4Proto-West Germanicagumagpie
5Proto-Germanicagō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oḱ-éh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “egestre”

  • ekster
  • eksteroog
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