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

egge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eċġ

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

via Old Norse egg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeggegg; edge

Words derived from “egge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aggju →