Where does “ag-ad- ~ ag-at-” come from?
ag-ad- ~ ag-at- (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic agu, from Proto-Germanic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oḱ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Ancestry of “ag-ad- ~ ag-at-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | agu | magpie |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | agō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oḱ-éh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “ag-ad- ~ ag-at-”