Where does “egg” come from?

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

egg (Old Norse): egg; edge

Definitions

  1. egg; edge

Ancestry of “egg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “egg”

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