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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

  1. Alternative form of hegge; egg; An edge of a...

Ancestry of “egge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheċġedge
2Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “egge”

  • edge
  • eggs
  • egg
  • edgy
  • eggplant
  • Edgerton
  • edgewise
  • eggnog
  • edgeways
  • edginess
  • edgework
  • egghead
  • hyperedge
  • eggy
  • edgeless
  • eggbeater
  • edger
  • edgily
  • egglaying
  • eggcup
  • eggless
  • egglike
  • edgestitch
  • egger
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