Where does “eggekvite” come from?

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

eggekvite (Norwegian Nynorsk): an egg white or albumen

Definitions

  1. an egg white or albumen

Ancestry of “eggekvite”, step by step

eggekvite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk egg

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvitedefinite 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 →