Where does “mækis egg” come from?

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

mækis egg (Old Norse): "sword's edge"

Definitions

  1. "sword's edge"

Ancestry of “mækis egg”, step by step

mækis egg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse egg

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

via Old Norse mækir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemækirsword
2Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →