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Where does “ajją” come from?

ajją (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ajją (Proto-Germanic): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “ajją”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “ajją”

  • edge
  • eggs
  • egg
  • edgy
  • ey
  • eggplant
  • Edgerton
  • edgewise
  • eggnog
  • edgeways
  • edginess
  • edgework
  • egghead
  • hyperedge
  • eggy
  • edgeless
  • eggbeater
  • edger
  • edgily
  • egglaying
  • eggcup
  • eggless
  • egglike
  • edgestitch
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