Where does “makies eggia” come from?

makies eggia (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon eggia, from Proto-West Germanic aggju, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

makies eggia (Old Saxon): "sword's edge"

Definitions

  1. "sword's edge"

Ancestry of “makies eggia”, step by step

makies eggia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon eggia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxoneggiaedge, corner
2Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Old Saxon maki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmakisword
2Proto-West Germanic*mākīsword
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aggju →
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