Where does “egge” come from?
egge (Middle English) comes from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic aggju, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
egge (Middle English): Alternative form of hegge; egg; An edge of a...
Definitions
- Alternative form of hegge; egg; An edge of a...
Ancestry of “egge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | eċġ | edge |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | aggju | edge, corner |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | agjō | edge, corner |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “egge”