Where does “ægergeolu” come from?

ægergeolu (Old English) comes from Old English ǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

ægergeolu (Old English): yolk (of an egg)

Definitions

  1. yolk (of an egg)

Ancestry of “ægergeolu”, step by step

ægergeolu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ǣġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣġegg
2Proto-West Germanicaijegg
3EnglishiceWater in frozen form; Any frozen volatile...
4Middle Englishisice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy...
5Old Englishīsice
6Proto-West Germanicīsice
7Proto-Germanicīsąice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Old English ġeolu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeoluyellow
2Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
3Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic īsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic īs