Where does “eggekvite” come from?

eggekvite (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål egg, from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

eggekvite (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of eggehvite

Definitions

  1. alternative form of eggehvite

Ancestry of “eggekvite”, step by step

eggekvite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål egg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleggan egg; edge
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Norwegian Bokmål kvite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkvitedefinite singular of kvit; plural of kvit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →