Where does “æġ” come from?

æġ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ajją, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

æġ (Old English): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “æġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicajjąegg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic ajją →