Where does “eggian” come from?

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

eggian (Old Saxon): to harrow

Definitions

  1. to harrow

Ancestry of “eggian”, step by step

eggian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse eggja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeggjato incite, egg on to do
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Proto-West Germanic *aggjōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*aggjōnto harrow
2Proto-Germanicagjōnąto harrow

Words derived from “eggian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →