Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “æg” come from?

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

æg (Old Swedish): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “æg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “æg”

  • äggmacka
  • äggröra
  • äggula
  • påskägg
  • äggvita
  • ägg
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